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FeaturesSlackwood Farmhouse: Ahead of the curve
Adjoining a 17th-century Lancastrian farmhouse, Paul Archer Design鈥檚 curved-glass pavilion is both strikingly modern and a discreet addition to the landscape
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2014: Paying the price
New research into the housebuilding industry shows that although staff are enjoying higher salaries, they鈥檙e also taking on more responsibilities, working longer hours and finding their work/life balance out of kilter.
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FeaturesReviewing the Lyons Review
The Lyons Review sets out a routemap to the construction of 200,000 homes a year, so what do private housebuilders and affordable housing landlords make of it?
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FeaturesAlways read the label: Home performance labelling
The amount of consumer information for home buyers is pitiful, but now a pilot project will test what better home performance labelling might look like in practice
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FeaturesInterview: Steve Morgan
Steve Morgan left Redrow in 2000 but returned five years ago to save the housebuilder he founded, now it鈥檚 posting record results
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors and housebuilders 2014
精东影视鈥檚 annual list of the UK鈥檚 biggest performers in the construction sector shows that housebuilders have enjoyed the past 12 months most. But many predict the tides are ready to turn for contractors, as Joey Gardiner reports
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2014: Addresses to impress
From radical warehouse conversions to art deco elderly care, this year鈥檚 Housing Design Awards show an industry emerging from the recession with a spring in its step and unafraid to experiment
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FeaturesThe Alan Cherry Debate 2014: Pickles goes back to the future
The communities secretary used this year鈥檚 Alan Cherry debate to argue that the way to increase housing supply is through a full-blown return to off-site manufacture. But not everybody was convinced, as Joey Gardiner reports
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FeaturesThe London housing problem
Best estimates suggest that London needs to be creating between 42,000 and 52,000 homes each year to keep up with demand. But with only 17,000 built in the last year, what chance is there of closing the gap?
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FeaturesGarden cities: Back to the future
Garden cities offered a utopian vision of town planning at the dawn of the last century. But could they be the answer to the current housing crisis? The coalition seems to think so
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FeaturesInterview: Alan Brown
With two investors behind it and the recent purchase of upmarket housebuilder Banner, Cala Group has come a long way from its precarious refinancing in 2009. Alan Brown talks about delivering volume at the top end of the market, and plans to treble turnover to 拢800m a year
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FeaturesRebuilding after Japan's tsunami
Three years on from its devastating earthquake and tsunami, Japan is, for the first time, signalling that it needs help rebuilding homes and communities. For UK construction firms willing to dig in, this could mean new opportunities
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FeaturesInterview: John White
After 30 years heading Persimmon, John White was never likely to spend his retirement at home in his slippers. But few expected him to take the helm at troubled retirement housebuilder McCarthy Stone
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FeaturesInterview: Ian Sutcliffe
Countryside is set on a rapid path to growth, announcing its merger with Millgate Developments last week. Joey Gardiner talks to the boss, Ian Sutcliffe, about aligning his agressive expansion plans with the Cherry family tradition of quality housing
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FeaturesGreen Deal: One year on
The Green Deal is one year old this week but the celebrations are, to put it mildly, subdued. We look back on a year of disappointments for the energy efficiency retrofit market
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FeaturesFunding affordable housing with private sales
Government policy is still pushing social housing providers to develop and sell private homes in order to fund affordable ones. So what happens the next time that prices crash?
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2013
Over a few short months, the housebuilding industry has moved from stagnation to skills crisis, with firms paying staggering bonuses to hang on to staff. Here are the findings of the 精东影视/PSD Group 2013 housebuilders鈥� salary survey
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FeaturesEnergy efficient products
Keep the 精东影视 Regulations people happy with our choice of the latest building products on the market, from energy efficient wall and loft insulation to low powered ventilation fans
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FeaturesUnderstanding the changes to Part L
The new Part L 精东影视 Regulations come into force in April and while they may not be as rigorous as some would like, the emphasis on fabric efficiency will still put pressure on housebuilders
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FeaturesTop sustainable housebuilders: NextGeneration Initiative
The latest league table from the NextGeneration Initiative reveals mixed results for housebuilders on their sustainability targets this year