South easterners "don't want to live in flats"
Breathing exercises
If a house can’t breathe, problems lie ahead. Andrew Leech looks at why ventilation, particularly in the roof, demands careful consideration
Clad culture
Cladding is increasingly appearing on new homes, bringing new design elements in copper, concrete, timber and PVCu and a New England architectural style to the likes of Kent and Bournemouth. Fiona McWilliam takes a look at the effects of this trend, and w
Over our heads
Tim Palmer looks at today’s options for roof coverings and delves below the surface into the world of breather membranes and trusses
About Average
[MMC-IMG=723-A=Left] Stamp duty land tax, stopping highways and retention money. All covered this month by our legal team from Campbell Hooper, Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Bill Bidder
Pukka partnership
Peckham’s thin red line sounds like a pitch for a film from the area’s most famous resident, cockney wideboy Derek Trotter. Yet unlike the fictional Only Fools && Horses star, this red line actually existed. Snaking its way through Peckham’s notorious Fiv
Hot Seat
[MMC-IMG=719-A=Left] Jim Ross, md (Scotland) of CALA Finance, sits in the Hot Seat and heaps praise on Jack Nicklaus while learning to be positive from Jack Black. Isn’t he the star of School of Rock?
Design Council
Design excellence is easier to achieve when all sides are striving for the same goals. Kent County Council has been working with the housebuilding industry for several years to improve design in the county. Ben Roskrow talks to both the council leader and
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