First time buyer figures plummet
The number of first time buyers has fallen to an all time low due to demographics, social change and affordability according to FPD Savills. The “worrying trend” could lead to a slowdown in house price growth in the medium term.
Cars fall foul of Londoners’ green living
Londoners are increasingly likely to live without a car according to a survey into the transport habits of the city’s apartment-dwellers.
Sound RSDs out for consultation
The government has published for consultation the industry’s robust standard detail proposals, devised by the industry to satisfy new sound insulation rules. The RSDs have been drawn up over the past year in a major HBF-backed project in which 58 housebui
Boost for training funds
The Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) grant funding pot has been topped up to £86.5 million for 2003/04 - a 15% increase on last year. Construction firms will also benefit from an overhaul of the grants system designed to make it easier and fa
The Walrus
Our hot and bothered Walrus admires the Comic Timing Division at the ODPM but accepts that it is overshadowed by the department’s Short-Lived Building Legislation Group. What planet are they on?
Crucial components
Cavity trays, lintels and damp proofing - not the sexiest areas of housebuilding but Tim Palmer finds intensive product development mainly driven by PPG3 and Part L revisions.
Margin marvels
Every home buyer wants the kitchen of their dreams. Andrew Leech finds that developers should have no trouble catering for a range of tastes: quality and style are affordable.
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