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The Walrus

April 1, 2004

The Walrus reveals his age with Wilde speculation over the contribution a procession of 1980s pop stars could make to boosting housebuilders’ marketing strategies

Hall 6

April 1, 2004

<b>Pioneering sliding sash</b>

Hall 7

April 1, 2004

<b>Steam cabins</b>

Building an alliance

April 1, 2004

In last year’s Budget the chancellor called on Bank of England economist Kate Barker to review the causes of housing undersupply in the UK. A year later she has delivered. And the industry is impressed. Ben Roskrow reports

Barker allays nimby fears

April 1, 2004

Crunching the numbers in the Barker report, Will Howie finds that there is plenty of scope to tackle the housing shortage without destroying the countryside

Hall 11 && 12

April 1, 2004

<b>Fan style</b>

EP chief promises ‘no repeat of Bracknell’

April 1, 2004

<MMC-CAPTION 140 align=left> [MMC-IMG=570-A=Left] David Higgins, English Partnerships chief executive</MMC-CAPTION> English Partnerships has moved to allay fears that there will be any repeat of February’s incident in which it snapped up a valuable RAF si

Design clause

April 1, 2004

It’s architect month with Campbell Hooper as our team - Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Bill Bidder - considers issues of design copyright and novating architects’ contracts

Big profits and more takeovers

April 1, 2004

It’s the results season for housebuilders, and once again profits look good. Steve Menary assess the industry’s financial performance and some of the highlights company by company