Winners of a recent competition to design "A Kitchen for the Future" are working with sponsors, Paula Rosa, to develop exciting new concepts for the kitchen in years to come. Paula Rosa set a challenge for students of Nottingham University School of the Built Environment, to bring a fresh approach to this most traditional heart of the home. Competition entrants were encouraged to give free rein to their creativity while, at the same time, taking into account such practical considerations as sustainable materials, low carbon impact, energy use and recycling. More »
When I first started this online column dedicated to all things eco and green I could not move for low energy emails - providing you don’t print them out. Sustainable this; carbon neutral that, I was wrapped in feelgood geothermals, welcoming industry initiatives and government directives. Perhaps your superhero was not going to be flying solo, or solar, in saving the planet after all. More »
The economic and housing downturn, which has led to a significant fall in consumer demand and completions of house sales, is having a detrimental affect on the housebuilding sector, with thousands of jobs being cut. More »
Banks have ordered Taylor Wimpey to sell its construction arm - Taylor Woodrow, after the company failed to raise emergency funding to the tune of £500m this week. More »
Faced with the worst drop in sales for 30 years, the housebuilding industry is working its marketing tools increasingly harder to ensure its products can be all things to all buyers. So, rather than ignoring the elephant in the room, Natalia Gameson investigates how to get the right mix between price and quality in today's difficult market. More »
Taylor Wimpey has announced the departure of its finance director, Peter Johnson, after failing to secure capital from shareholders and potential new investors. The company has now admitted that it could breach banking covenants unless the housing markert recovers. More »
Private investors are buying up large quantities of housebuilders shares, following significant share losses this week, according to stockbroker TD Waterhouse. More »
There is more bad news for the housebuilding sector this morning, as the mass sell-off of shares of some of the country’s largest housebuilders continues, sparked by the news yesterday that the UK house market is facing its worst slump in 30 years. More »
