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Countryside Properties selected for SRI index

Stepping up their sustainability credentials, Wilson Bowden has launched its first Corporate Social Responsibility report, incorporating an Environmental Report, while Countryside Properties has been selected for membership of the Kempen/SNS Smaller Europ

New home designs “average”- CABE

Two thirds of new homes have been rated “average” in design terms by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) in a survey of 100 private housing developments across London, the south east and east. The design audit, which scored sc

St George's Imperial vision

comment - Allison Heller

[MMC-IMG=1103-A=Left] Government constantly reiterates the importance of private sector housebuilders “getting on board” to deliver its ambitious Communities Plan targets. Because while it can devise all the wonderful plans in the world, like it or not, i

Compulsory Home Information Packs could pass into law this month

The government's plan to introduce compulsory Home Information Packs (HIP) for the sale of homes, which will include information on terms of sale, standard searches and a home condition report nudged closer to becoming legislation, as Labour narrowly won

Leaked PPG3 causes industry concern

A leaked draft of a prescriptive version of PPG3 - the government's policy on housing, has sent shockwaves through the private housebuilding industry. Developers are concerned about the policy's provision to enable local authorities to determine the parti

PCKO wins eScape competition

[MMC-IMG=1102-A=Left] David Wilson Homes' “eScape” competition to discover the best design for a townhouse of the future has been won by PCKO architects.

Churchill wins £12m brownfield appeal

Recycling guidance issued for developers

Communities Plan targets would cause "environmental crisis"(EERA)

Government has hit a major obstacle at the first stage of its implementation of the