But, of course, the socially needy never went away; it fact they multiplied and multiplied. The land was there but the developers grabbed that and filled it with houses built at minimum cost and sold at maximum price.

Not surprisingly, the planners took a keen interest in what went on the site, and this was further complicated by an extraordinary mix of tenures and types of accommodation. It is to the architect’s credit that it came up with a design that...

There are still massive social problems because housebuilders have responded to the fall in demand from private buyers by selling more homes to social landlords – eg 46% of homes built in December were sold in this way compared with...

Free from CFC’s and HCFC’s and classed as Zero ODP and Zero GWP, mineral wool insulation products already offer the best performance in terms of low environmental impact. This is particularly the case with glass mineral wool products...

To date, A-rated gas boilers, heat pumps and biomass systems have all been touted as THE solution but, as the energy crisis deepens and we move to ever tighter building regulations...