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FeaturesEastern promise
聽Jim Dunton looks at whether Japan鈥檚 successful 鈥榗ar factory鈥� approach could help British housebuilders聽meet the government鈥檚 300,000-units-a-year target in the future
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FeaturesBreaking the traditional housing model: James Lidgate talks to 精东影视
L G has ambitious plans to set up a diversified housing business delivering 15,000 homes a year 鈥� a large share of them modular
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FeaturesProjects: For a new generation
On a vast regeneration site in London鈥檚 Wembley Park, developer Quintain is building what it hopes will be the UK鈥檚 largest build-to-rent scheme
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FeaturesTailored to fit: is custom build going mainstream?
Buyers frustrated with a lack of housing choices are fuelling a growing market for custom build, with new developments offering a range of customisable features. Is designing your own home going mainstream?
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2018: Winners
As the respected awards ceremony turn 70, Ike Ijeh looks at this year鈥檚 winners and concludes that, when it comes to innovative new聽schemes, councils are leading the way
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FeaturesQuick on his feet: Vince Cable talks to 精东影视
Vince Cable聽believes he鈥檚 gaining ground on his two main rivals over Brexit. But the parliamentary veteran is keen to show his isn鈥檛 a party campaigning on a聽single issue
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FeaturesPreview: Vince Cable speaks to 精东影视
Ahead of 精东影视鈥檚 full interview with Vince Cable - in print and online from Friday - read an excerpt of the Lib Dem leader鈥檚 views on Carillion, Heathrow and housing
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FeaturesLocal elections: could Labour force a shift in housing and planning policy?
The party鈥檚 push to the left could change housing and planning policy 鈥� but are the plans as radical as they sound?
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FeaturesInto the unknown: a housebuilding journey
Every great housebuilding era in the last 175 years has featured in our pages. Here, Joey Gardiner asks if the next 25 years will witness a radical rethink in order to hit the ambitious goal of 300,000 homes a year
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FeaturesOxford v Cambridge: do you fancy Oxford's chances?
Oxford has great hopes for its rowing crew鈥檚聽performance in this weekend鈥檚 Boat Race聽鈥� but are Oxfordshire local authorities equally primed to deliver on a mammoth 拢215m housing deal from central government?
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FeaturesAnalysis: the rise of the mid-rise
Dame Judith Hackitt鈥檚 review into fire safety 鈥� prompted by the Grenfell disaster 鈥� will have consequences for every aspect of how we build homes. Many of the potential changes will favour the medium-sized building
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FeaturesAnalysis: Housing benefits
Help to Buy is the government鈥檚 big leg-up to help housebuilders increase output. So news of 鈥榦bscene鈥� executive pay along with scandals over leaseholds and defects are not going down well
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FeaturesContractors' Salary Survey 2017: Taking a rain check
Construction salaries are growing faster than most sectors as employers struggle to fill skills gaps, but worries over job security mean people are wary of making a move
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FeaturesHousebuilders' Salary Survey 2017: On the up and up
With fears of a housebuilding downturn in abeyance, skills shortages are helping drive up salaries, especially outside London
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FeaturesSafety in numbers
The Definitive Guideline to health and safety sentencing was brought into force last year, signalling larger and more discretionary fines. What is its impact so far on SMEs in particular and what does it signal for safety in the sector?
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FeaturesPFI: In the balance
With the risk of taking on work rising and the pipeline of promised projects yet to materialise, is the fate of PFI as a funding mechanism up in the air?
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FeaturesCarillion: A cautionary tale
The UK鈥檚 second-biggest contractor has posted some pretty alarming figures recently, from its 拢695m debt to its 拢845m writedown. But how did it get into this state, how can it get out again, and what does it mean for the wider industry?
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FeaturesDUP: Done deal?
With the Conservatives and DUP agreeing increased funding for the region, and a sizeable chunk of it going to infrastructure projects, Northern Ireland looked to be the big winner from June鈥檚 election. But does ongoing political turmoil put much of this construction work at risk?
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FeaturesHousing Project of the Year shortlist
A Victorian chapel, rooftop houses, and a playground in the sky are just some of the innovations that feature in this year鈥檚 精东影视 Awards housing shortlist, showcasing the country鈥檚 best residential projects
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors: Whatever the weather
This year鈥檚 contractors and housebuilders Top 150 shows the sector enjoying reasonably benign market conditions but remaining fearful of the uncertainties of Brexit and volatile domestic politics