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Imtiaz Farookhi is to step down as chief executive of NHBC at the end of this month after nearly 14 years in charge. New NHBC chairman, Isabel Hudson, will become interim executive chairman until a successor is found. Isabel Hudson thanked Imtiaz for the vision he has brought as Chief
Continue Reading »As Chris Huhne steps down from government to fight criminal charges, Liberal Democrat MP Ed Davey has joined the cabinet as the new secretary of state for energy and climate change. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the MP for Kingston and Surbiton is: “Is the right man for the
Continue Reading »Ahead of the launch of NHBC Foundation’s second report into customer attitudes towards low and zero carbon, chief executive, Imtiaz Farookhi said that a large number of respondents to the Foundation’s survey were satisfied or very satisfied with their green home. He explained: “In 2008 (the time of the Foundation’s
Continue Reading »The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has announced the first 18 schemes to be taken forward to the next stage of the Get Britain Building Fund assessment process – the £420 million scheme aimed at unlocking stalled schemes. The HCA said that there was a strong response to applications to
Continue Reading »Home Builders Federation chairman Stewart Baseley has questioned whether proposed changes to Part L of the Building Regulations are necessary and sensible given the doubts over the effectiveness of the SAP measuring tool and said: “It makes me wonder whether changes to Building Regulations in 2013 are necessary and as
Continue Reading »Housing minister, Grant Shapps, has outlined the progress made so far with the government’s housing strategy and highlighted the vital role housebuilding will play in the economic recovery. He said: “With the Prime Minister putting housing centre stage on the road to economic recovery, I am determined that we shall
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