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Wannabe landlords kill neighbourhoods

2007-04-20T00:00:00Z

We’ve achieved a lot in my three years as chief executive of the Housing Corporation, but there is much more to be done – in particular, tackling the buy-to-let menace

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Ian McGlinn vs everybody else

2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

You build your multimillion-pound dream home, but there are some defects. So you leave it empty for five years, then tear it down and sue everyone in sight, apart from the builder, which has gone bust. Do you win?

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Space race

2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

There’s a yawning chasm between the type of homes developers are building, and the homes people want to live in. So how do we bridge the gap – and provide that all-important storage space?

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For goodness’ sake

2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

The home buyer of the future is going to want to pay extra money for low carbon homes, because owning a good home makes people feel so much better about themselves

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Pre-nuptials

2007-01-26T00:00:00Z

The merger of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation has finally been announced. But through the flurry of preparation, both need to remember their responsibilities and not get distracted by the future