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Builders warn against 'age-friendly' homes

By Jim Pickard, Political Correspondent | | | Builders warned on Monday that government plans for new homes to be "age-friendly" would saddle the industry with…

John Slaughter - Working Lunch - 'Lifetime homes'

John Slaughter participated in a debate on BBC2's Working Lunch programme about the government's statement that every new home in England in the future will ha…

Stewart Baseley - One Size Fits All BBC Radio 4

Stewart Baseley speaking on BBC Radio 4 about the government's statement that every new home in England in the future will have to be designed to suit the agin…

Retirement Housing Group - Government proposals on Lifetime Homes need to focus on more than bricks and mortar

Government proposals published today (25 February) would require Lifetime Homes for all new homes by 2013 to “future proof” them and meet the needs and aspir…

Lifetime Homes 'not a panacea'

Reacting to the Government's proposals to seek 'Lifetime Homes' standards for all new homes by 2013, Executive Chairman of the Home Builders Federation Stewa…

Britain's year zero: UK to leap from 'laggard to leader' on carbon dioxide emissions

All new buildings will have to be pollution free, according to a government target to be unveiled this week. As only a handful fit the bill today, there's a lo…

HBF Wales Weekly News Summary Friday 22 February 2008

Top Stories this week *Kate Barker comments on the housing market