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The Top 25 Housebuilders

Sept. 1, 2004

[MMC-IMG=1011-A=Left] Britain’s top 25 housebuilders between them build more than 94,000 homes a year and more than 60% of all private new homes. Almost 70% of…

Quicker to say “no”

Sept. 1, 2004

Research carried out for this year’s Housing Market Intelligence report shows that, although planning decisions are being made quicker, it is taking just as lo…

Innovate to accumulate

Sept. 1, 2004

George Wimpey boss Peter Johnson will be giving “the chief executive’s view” to the Housing Market Intelligence conference next week. Here he gives Steve Menar…

Fortunes fluctuate

Sept. 1, 2004

Brian Green looks at market conditions, the regions and the performance of the top housebuilders and explains why despite unpredictable market fluctuations dur…

Ben Roskrow

Sept. 1, 2004

[MMC-IMG=1004-A=Left] WELCOME to the second annual edition of Britain’s biggest housebuilders, our yearly look at the industry’s biggest players.

Technology

Sept. 1, 2004

Windows and doors

Sept. 1, 2004

Closing time

Sept. 1, 2004

Automatic garage doors are becoming the norm rather than the exception. Andrew Leech finds that most manufacturers are already geared up

In the frame

Sept. 1, 2004

Andrew Leech discovers that door beauty is only skin deep; the remainder is tough, sturdy and burglar-proof

The sash is back

Sept. 1, 2004

Sliding sash windows are back in style – new models are free from warping and sticking and meet all regulation requirements. Tim Palmer reports