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The housebuilding industry can lead the way on biodiversity

|Date: 25 May 2021

The housebuilding industry can lead the way on biodiversity

A new guide highlights that biodiversity should be considered at the earliest stages of planning new home ...

A new guide highlights that biodiversity should be considered at the earliest stages of planning new home developments to encourage wildlife and help reverse habitat decline. Climate change and the de ...

25 May 2021
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Homebuying: Is there really a financially best time to buy?

|Date: 25 May 2021

Homebuying: Is there really a financially best time to buy?

Buying a home is one of the biggest investments we make in our lives. However, while the average house pr ...

Buying a home is one of the biggest investments we make in our lives. However, while the average house price in the UK is valued at £249,633, the cost of mortgages among other factors means that the t ...

25 May 2021
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UK Power Networks’ underground cable campaign

|Date: 24 May 2021

UK Power Networks’ underground cable campaign

Think before you dig is one of the core messages from the UK Power Networks Be Bright, Stay Safe campaign ...

Think before you dig is one of the core messages from the UK Power Networks Be Bright, Stay Safe campaign. PHPD’s Lee Jones looks at how the organisation can help you steer clear of contact with cable ...

24 May 2021
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Polypipe Drainage: Consider plastic pipes for your next project

|Date: 19 May 2021

Polypipe Drainage: Consider plastic pipes for your next project

Recent changes to the Sewers Code will widen the choice of drainage options facing builders. Richard Eddy ...

Recent changes to the Sewers Code will widen the choice of drainage options facing builders. Richard Eddy, Product Manager, Below Ground Drainage, Polypipe Building Products, explains. In April 2020, ...

19 May 2021
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Protecting wildlife with ACO Water Management

|Date: 18 May 2021

Protecting wildlife with ACO Water Management

Alongside flood prevention and water management, developers and housebuilders need to focus on protecting ...

Alongside flood prevention and water management, developers and housebuilders need to focus on protecting wildlife and biodiversity. Darren Crane, National Sales Manager – Buying Groups and Independen ...

18 May 2021
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COMMENT What do builders need to do to reduce carbon emissions?

|Date: 17 May 2021

COMMENT What do builders need to do to reduce carbon emissions?

PHPD talks to Dr Stephen Finnegan, Director of the Zero Carbon Research Institute (ZCRI) and Non-Executiv ...

PHPD talks to Dr Stephen Finnegan, Director of the Zero Carbon Research Institute (ZCRI) and Non-Executive Director of Dynamis Associates about what the housebuilding sector can do to reduce carbon em ...

17 May 2021
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COMMENT Supply and demand inequality at heart of property boom

|Date: 14 May 2021

COMMENT Supply and demand inequality at heart of property boom

Kunal Sawhney, CEO of the Kalkine Group, explores how the needle is moving on the UK property market amid ...

Kunal Sawhney, CEO of the Kalkine Group, explores how the needle is moving on the UK property market amid demand-supply dynamics. The UK property market has been running hot since the start of 2021. T ...

14 May 2021
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Q&A What is wayleave consent and why is it important?

|Date: 14 May 2021

Q&A What is wayleave consent and why is it important?

PHPD’s Kieran Nee finds out more about Wayleave Consent from Georgina Rudak, Head of Wayleave at Trenches ...

PHPD’s Kieran Nee finds out more about Wayleave Consent from Georgina Rudak, Head of Wayleave at Trenches Law. Could you explain to readers what ‘Wayleave Consent’ is? This is written permission grant ...

14 May 2021
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WMS’s top tips for UFH

|Date: 13 May 2021

WMS’s top tips for UFH

Housebuilders need to make the shift to low carbon heating systems, but where to start? Laurie Moulding, ...

Housebuilders need to make the shift to low carbon heating systems, but where to start? Laurie Moulding, Key Account Director at WMS Underfloor Heating explains. With the Government’s Future Homes Sta ...

13 May 2021
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Hepworth Clay discuss clay drainage on brownfield sites

|Date: 11 May 2021

Hepworth Clay discuss clay drainage on brownfield sites

Hepworth Clay’s product manager for clayware Joana Januseviciute argues for clay drainage on brownfield s ...

Hepworth Clay’s product manager for clayware Joana Januseviciute argues for clay drainage on brownfield sites. Brownfield sites have become an attractive option for residential developers, particularl ...

11 May 2021
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