Latest News

HOTSEAT - Robert Weston

[MMC-IMG=1565-A=Left] Weston Group chairman and chief executive Robert Weston’s hero is Richard Branson… and having recently treated 11 friends to a luxury holiday in Dubai and with his new aeroplane and pilot’s licence under his belt, Weston is not doing

MOVES && APPOINTMENTS

Spatial explanation

[MMC-IMG=1559-A=Left] This month our Legal team from Campbell Hooper Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Bill Bidder – explains Parts 3 to 4 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, following the explanation of Parts 1 and 2 in ou

BREEAM ticket

Mixed-use developments are increasingly winning favour with planning authorities: making optimum use of the site whilst regenerating the area and minimising transport requirements. The NHBC reports on how it has helped one development achieve its sustaina

Election reflections

[MMC-IMG=1555-A=Left] The general election has dealt the ODPM some rising stars in the form David Miliband and Yvette Cooper. Mark Glover, public affairs partner with Media Strategy, analyses the election’s ramifications and Housebuilder reports on the in

The Walrus

[MMC-IMG=1554-A=Left] Substitute the Vogon Demolition Fleet for the authors of the new Part L’s earth-shattering plans, and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy suddenly seems to hold some vital lessons

Fertile ground

[MMC-IMG=1553-A=Left] Chief executive Philip Davies has overseen Linden Homes’ evolution as an innovative brownfield developer, since he established the firm in 1991. He talks to Allison Heller about his ambitious growth plans and why mixed-use schemes ar

Developing a dialogue

[MMC-IMG=1552-A=Left] The topography of British politics has changed. A swathe of local councils in the south and east are Conservative, presenting a major threat to housing growth plans and requiring housebuilders to re-look at the rules discouraging the

Red tape rules

Housebuilders are faced with burgeoning regulatory red tape – a major cause of frustration and delay. Mark Smulian talks to the industry about why, when much of it is designed to help, good intentions are often subverted through poor implementation

New towns, new ideas

[MMC-IMG=1549-A=Left] The new ODPM ministerial team faces the challenge of reviewing the scale of housing proposed in south eastern growth areas. Jim Bennett, senior research fellow at the Institute of Public Policy Research, suggests that lessons from th