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FeaturesLong process: How compliance with the new products code will be verified
The CPI has been set up to verify manufacturers鈥� compliance with the Code for Construction Products Information. Chief executive Amanda Long explains how she intends to scale up its activity
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FeaturesRemember when we had a chief construction adviser? Paul Morrell reflects on his time in the role
In the second part of our interview, veteran industry heavyweight Paul Morrell describes his time in Whitehall and considers whether we need a similar role again.聽
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FeaturesWhat went wrong for Ilke Homes?
Following the collapse of the Knaresborough-based business lauded as a pioneer of modular construction, Matilda Battersby asks the experts what happened and how other businesses in the space can avoid a similar fate
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FeaturesLord Kerslake: our 2008 interview with Britain鈥檚 busiest man
We are republishing this interview after the news of Bob Kerslake鈥檚 death. The interview took place as he was taking the helm of the Homes and Communities Agency in 2008.
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FeaturesTime for ministers to enforce boardroom diversity? Meet Lara Oyedele
Have we reached the point where diversity needs to be enforced through regulation? The CIH president thinks so
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FeaturesSandbach saga: meet the housebuilder standing up to Michael Gove
In the latest example of the housing secretary intervening in planning on design grounds, we talk to Colin Muller of Muller Property Group, about the Sandbach development in Cheshire East which has been called in
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FeaturesCost comparison: Pros and cons of volumetric construction in housing
Pros and cons of volumetric construction, the barriers to widespread adoption, and a cost comparison between a traditional and modular residential tower
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FeaturesPassive fire protection: do we need a new construction discipline?
Tier one contractors have come together to warn they may not be able to give assurances that passive fire protection in designs comply with new regulations. Do we need a new approach?
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FeaturesHelp to Buy: It鈥檚 the end of an era
The final applications have been submitted and聽the government鈥檚 equity loan scheme in England is due to wind up on 31 March next year.聽Emily Twinch considers what impact this will have on housebuilders. 聽
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FeaturesWhy Nigel Wilson is persisting with L&G鈥檚 huge housing push
L&G鈥檚 chief tells Joey Gardiner why not all of its investments have worked out聽so far聽鈥� and why he remains optimistic that they will
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FeaturesCan housing associations keep building as the rest of the market slows?
Thanks to subsidy, housing associations have typically carried on building through a downturn as the volume housebuilders slow down. But, there is now scepticism about whether they can do so this time around
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FeaturesGove is back: the key questions facing the returning housing secretary
Just 111 days after being sacked, Michael Gove is back. Carl Brown聽looks at what鈥檚 facing Whitehall鈥檚 disruptor-in-chief
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FeaturesQ&A: what Sunak has told us about his views on housing
The new prime minister spoke over the summer about his proposals on the issue
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FeaturesAfter the storm: housebuilding鈥檚 prospects following the mini-budget
Kwasi Kwarteng鈥檚 growth plan was met with financial turmoil on the markets, but how badly is housebuilding likely to be affected?聽
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FeaturesSeven things you should know about new housing secretary Simon Clarke
Simon Clarke has become the fourth housing secretary in less than a year. But what do we know about him? Carl Brown finds out
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FeaturesAre we seeing the start of a housing development slowdown?
Three different sets of data suggest housebuilding activity is slowing. But many in the sector are bullish about growth. What鈥檚 going on?
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FeaturesGove cladding deal tracker: how much extra will each housebuilder pay?
Firms have begun announcing they have signed up to Michael Gove鈥檚 cladding deal. Here鈥檚 what we know so far
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FeaturesThe true cost of Gove鈥檚 new cladding policy on the housing sector
Michael Gove鈥檚 announcement that housebuilders will foot the 拢4bn cladding repair bill sparked a share price nosedive. Is the City overreacting?聽
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FeaturesTop 150 housebuilder analysis: A tale of two reporting periods
For some housebuilders the consequences of the pandemic determined their performance in this year鈥檚 top 150 rankings
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FeaturesConsumer priorities are shifting towards smarter, more sustainable homes
Property developers need to continue to find new ways to create spaces where people want to live, work, play and invest in