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North West Planners Ban New Homes

A ban on all new house building is spreading across the North West of England as planners cave in to local anti-housebuilding protest.

Weekly News Summary 15 September, 2003

A weekly news summary covering all aspects of the house building industry from Pierre Willaims, available to members only.

Bracknell Forest Local Plan Review Issues Paper

Extension to greenleaf stage one entries

HBF Response to CONIAC consultation

HBF response to the HSE consultation on the future composition and role of CONIAC.

Weekly News Summary- September 8 2003

A weekly news summary covering all aspects of the house building industry from Pierre Williams, available to members only.

A Faster Fairer Planning System?

Changes to make the planning system "faster and fairer" may have the opposite effect

HBF Presidential Ball - Now booking!

Tickets for the ball are available to members only.

Why Do We Need New Homes?

Britain's housing shortage is seriously affecting the wealth, happiness and prospects for our nation. How should we tackle this rapidly worsening problem?

The Egan Review of Skills

Information on the background and progress of the review to date.