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Building Regs Update - December 2001

Building Regulations Part A, Part E, Part L, Part H, Part J. Amendments.

Part A Building Regulations - HBF Response

Part A Building Regulations - Structure. Structural Stability. HBF response to DTLR. Disproportionate collapse. Climate change.

Letter to Paul Everall - Sound Testing

Building Regulations Part E. Post construction sound testing. Letter ahead of BRAC meeting on 12 December 2001.

Realising Capacity for Third Parties

HBF Good Practice on Urban Capcity Studies for Local Authorities and third parties

Realising capacity - members' user manual

Good practice guidance for HBF members on urban capacity studies

Launch of New Homes Website

A new website aimed at dominating the market for New Homes sales will soon be launched

New Slump In Housing Completions

Housebuiling slumps to 77-year low

Report on housing market failure in major cities

This repoet was commissioned from the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies by the Core Cities Group, which is a grouping of the major cities outside London. …

President Quarterly Report, Nov 01

Review of key issues in the industry

Planning Green Paper

HBF Reponse to Planning Green Paper