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Miller Homes Back on the award trailMiller Homes Back on the award trail
Multi award winning housebuilder, Miller Homes, has bagged bronze in this year’s quest to uncover the major Housebuilder of the Year – by a team of What House judges.
It is the fourth time that the developer has been shortlisted in the category and the second year running that they have walked away with a trophy – in fact, last year the company won gold. But this award wasn’t the only gong the team collected on the night – Miller Homes also scooped gold for “Best Sustainable Development”...
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