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The wow factor

<MMC-CAPTION 250 align=right> [MMC-IMG=1060-A=Left] Best Development by a Volume Housebuilder: Berkeley Homes’ Brewery Square in London EC1. Designed by Hamilton Associates </MMC-CAPTION>The annual Housing Design Awards were presented in London last month

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The Walrus

[MMC-IMG=1059-A=Left] This month the Walrus comes over all poetic as he considers the challenges of propagating growth in the Garden of England

Banking on growth

<MMC-CAPTION 174 align=right> [MMC-IMG=1058-A=Left] Wolsey chairman, Mike Ratcliffe </MMC-CAPTION>Sourcing finance will often be a major challenge for fledgling, and even experienced, small to medium sized housebuilders. But for those that shine, finance

Hooking up

Joint ventures with finance companies are an increasingly attractive way for small to medium-sized housebuilders to fund their schemes. Steve Menary looks at the market for such deals, and on page 35 the md of finance company, Wolsey, explains what they l

Prince of obstruction

[MMC-IMG=1057-A=Left] The Campaign to Protect Rural England is shouting about developers “concreting over the countryside.” But it’s distorting the true picture. And developers better keep an eye on the Princes’ Foundation, warns Will Howie: it’s having a

Building rapport

Last month’s second annual Housing Market Intelligence conference attracted more than 200 delegates to hear presentations from many of the leading lights in the industry. In all, 16 presentations were delivered covering the view from government, the view

Every little helps

<MMC-CAPTION 300 ALIGN=RIGHT> [MMC-IMG=1051-A=Left] In the pipeline: a mixed use development of 250 homes, leisure facilities and a new store in Streatham </MMC-CAPTION>Tesco is moving into private sector housebuilding. It’s all in the name of satisfying

Letting the market deliver

[MMC-IMG=1050-A=Left] The government is disappointed with the industry’s progress on housing supply, but needs to understand that for the private sector to deliver it needs less intervention and less government control

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