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  • Features

    Speaking volumes

    2003-11-28T00:00:00Z

    First he was big, then he went small. Now he wants to go bigger again. Josephine Smit talked to Geoff Potton, the expansive head of Antler Homes

  • Features

    Just one little problem …

    2003-11-28T00:00:00Z

    New homeowners haven't exactly been gushing with praise for housebuilders – one recent inspection found 400 defects in a single new home. But with customers now more savvy about what to look out for, the pressure's on for housebuilders to smarten up their act.

  • Features

    Get it right: roofing

    2003-11-28T00:00:00Z

    A poorly constructed roof can have devastating consequences on the home. The effects of repairing or replacing a roof structure can be disruptive to the homeowner and costly to the builder and warranty provider. Here Nick Cuffe, technical manager at Zurich Insurance ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Guarantee, examines three ways to head off ...

  • Features

    Factfile

    2003-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Buyer demandWant to know what the buyer is looking for? Now you can find out. This month Homes has a new datapage, based on SmartNewHomes' New Homes Demand Index, a monthly monitor of the state of demand for new homes in England and Wales. Shown below is the average price ...

  • Comment

    It's how you sell 'em

    2003-11-28T00:00:00Z

    state agents have traditionally received little warmth or sympathy when cropping up as a topic of conversation. Over the dinner party table, in the pub over a pint or at the school gates, it's very often the same story: "They do very little, for a lot of money". The list ...

  • Comment

    Who cares?

    2003-11-28T00:00:00Z

    "Once they had my money, they just didn't care," was a common refrain from new homebuyers surveyed by warranty provider Zurich Insurance for its Customer First survey. For all the customer care programmes and defects reduction initiatives, Zurich's survey (page 6), shows customers are still not very satisfied with the ...

  • Features

    It's a mini adventure

    2003-11-28T00:00:00Z

    English Partnerships is now in the driving seat for key worker housing development in the capital. But with tiny returns for developers, who will go along for the ride?

  • ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV

    Products - Roofing

    2003-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Are roofs becoming vehicles for housebuilders' flights of fancy? You might think so looking at the grass roofs featured this month, complete with Alpine rock plants, or the futuristic structures of a white condo-cum-cruiseliner in Cardiff Bay …