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Why our homes should be built to last

House Beutiful have launched a campaign to improve the quality of new homes in the UK because according to the Office of Fair Trading almost one in four people who buy a newly built home complain of serious quality problems and snagging issues So you are not alone, lets hope that the OFT actually do [...]

Housing quality must improve

The OFT study investigating the £20bn house building industry aims to improve consumer satisfaction and increase the number of new homes. However, most of the press attention has focused on housing supply rather than the lack of consumer protection and decreasing customer satisfaction linked to poor quality standards.

The Inspectors Who Look the Other Way

For 21 years builders in this country have been legally bound to construct homes which conserve energy. The building regulations tell them how much insulation they must use, what kind of windows they must fit and how good their draught-proofing will be(1). Guess how many builders have been prosecuted in that period for non-compliance. I [...]

Soulless new homes are built for nowhere, but found everywhere

Eyesore, soul-sapping housing that short-changes the people who have to inhabit it is not the exception but the norm, according to a new report. Only 18 per cent of new homes can be classed as “very good” or “good” and 27 per cent are of such poor quality that they should never have been given [...]

Poor quality housebuilders

Richard Simmons said: Launching CABE’s (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) latest annual report this week, chief executive Richard Simmons warns that organisations need to work harder to ensure good design. Richard Simmons said: ‘Over the past year, too often we have seen the drive for good design within organisations coming down to one [...]