Vicious circle
Housing under-provision pushes up the need for social housing and swells the housing benefit bill. Government efforts to boost social housing provision through…
Storm clouds gathering on horizon
John Stewart argues that England faces a looming housing crisis from years of housing under-supply and the primary reason is the planning system.
Dismay at South East guidance
The government has made important announcements on housing provision for both the south east and south west of England - with mixed fortunes for housebuilders.
HouseBuilder on the Web
HouseBuilder has launched its website, offering readers access to weekly news updates, back issues of the magazine and information on all aspects of HouseBuild…
Merger creates industry giant
After a month of fast moving corporate activity the takeover of Bryant and Taywood looks set to go through prompting the strong possibility that Persimmon and …
Small builders take brunt of sound charges
Proposed new sound insulation regulations will require housebuilders to fund and carry out pre-completion tests on new attached homes to ensure they comply wit…
Comment from the editor
Fair comment on unsound proposals The problem with a whole industry being labelled as "whingers" is that it is supremely difficult to shake off that tag. So an…
A pre-Budget pinch of salt is required
Housebuilding journalist of the year John Stewart looks at the housing implications of chancellor Gordon Brown's pre-Budget report
Paper clips rural concerns
Will Howie looks at the government's idea of building on agricultural land to solve the rural housing crisis and finds conflicting views on the attractiveness …
Building in the wake of the floods
Housebuilders took some of the flak following the recent flooding, and they're not best pleased about it. Ben Roskrow looks at what the industry is doing to al…
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