by theEHP | Nov 24, 2011 | Housing
A new strategy to tackle the housing shortage, boost the economy, create jobs and give people the opportunity to get on the housing ladder has been announced by the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister.
by theEHP | Jun 30, 2011 | Sustainability
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has warned that a lack of creativity could lead to Scandinavian-style “eco-bling” homes dominating our neighbourhoods over the next five years, as housebuilders prepare to go zero carbon in 2016. He urged architects to go back...
by theEHP | May 18, 2011 | Housing
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today announced a tough but realistic definition for zero carbon homes that strikes the right balance between delivering the zero carbon homes for the future and creating the right conditions to get the homes the country needs built....
by theEHP | May 11, 2011 | Housing
London mayor Boris Johnson may be forced to water down proposed space standards for new private housing in London, despite a high-profile campaign against new build “hobbit homes” in the capital. Building.co.uk reported that the independent panel report from the...