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New Homes Marketing Board AGM

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the New Homes Marketing Board (“the Board”) will be held at 12.45pm. on November 18 at Byron House, 1st floor, 7-9 St. James’s Street, London SW1A 1DW for the purpose of approving the audited accou

Apprenticeships gain favour with parents

The shortage of young people choosing construction related careers may be turning around, as more parents favour apprenticeships for their children rather than see them saddled with the growing debt burden associated with university study.

Policy to permit “cutting edge” country houses

Government has unexpectedly reversed its proposal to ban new large country homes, following its introduction of Planning Policy Statement 7 (PPS7) for rural areas, which permits them on the condition that they are “innovative” in design and construction m

moves and appointments

in the pipeline

True Worth Books has submitted outline plans for the construction of 16 apartments, designed by Hawdon Russell Architects. The £750,000 project at Brittania Works, 1 Garden Street North in Halifax is anticipated to start on site January 2005.

Drop in site visitors dents housebuilders’ optimism

The market is continuing to slow down, in part as a result of a number of interest rate rises by the Bank of England, whose governor Mervyn King has been vocal in his desire to see record housing market inflation reigned in. The latest HBF survey shows si

Birmingham now the most expensive city after London

Birmingham has nudged ahead of Manchester to become the most expensive city outside of London, according to latest statistics from Knight Frank. The property agent’s annual survey reveals that onebedroom apartments in Birmingham’s city centre have risen 3

McLean issues land plea

David McLean Homes has issued a plea for land owners to get in touch, in its frustration at the limited supply of development sites in the south west, where it is looking to expand.

Barratt sells off US arm

<MMC-CAPTION 150 ALIGN=RIGHT> [MMC-IMG=861-A=Right] Plans to focus on UK growth – Barratt ceo David Pretty. </MMC-CAPTION>Barratt has sold off its US housebuilding arm in order to focus on growing its UK market share. The plc plans to reinvest the £91 mil

Controversy over Poundbury extension

Government policies to increase housing densities have encroached on Poundbury – Prince Charles’ beloved model village in Dorest.