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Wellingborough Affordable Housing SPG

The Council uses the findings of its Housing Needs Survey to justify a new requirement for 28% affordable housing provision on any site (not just those above t…

Homebuyers' Use of Internet Comes of Age

Sound Solutions

The HBF has published a booklet called Sound Solutions which gives you all the details of the proposed Robust Standard Details for Part E. Members have all …

Environmental permits - HBF raises concerns as part of Defra review

This is the HBF response to the third group of packages (8-10) in this informal consultation on Defra's proposals for environmental permits.

Weekly News Summary 17 November, 2003

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

SBGI/SBWWI Multi-Utility Seminar - 18 February 2004

Building on the success of the two previous "Multi-Utility/Multi-lay" seminars SBGI (Society of British Gas Industries) and SBWWI (Society of British Water & W…

Designing Homes For Life deadline 28 November

Survey: Impact of Climate Change Levy

Hinckley & Bosworth - S.106 Strategy

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council has published its Draft S.106 Strategy, the HBF has expressed concerns about its content.

HBF response to ODPM consultation on RSDs

The ODPM consultation on proposed Robust Standard Details instead of sound testing for Part E of the Building Regulations closed on 10 November 2003. This is …