a research project commissioned by CABE <strong>and</strong> ODPM in association with Design for Homes ThomasTelford the <strong>value</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>housing</strong> <strong>design</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>layout</strong> produced by FPDSavills Research with Davis Langdon & Everest
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