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Housebuilder magazine 2025 advertising rates

Rates effective from January 2025 - please contact us for special rate packages for series advertising.

Agency commission 10% - all rates quoted are for 4 colour advertisements.

  • Double page spread £5,090
  • Full page £2,950
  • Half page (landscape or vertical) £1,950
  • Quarter page £1,180
  • Inside Front Cover, Outside Back Cover and Inside Back Cover £3,250

Quotes for special sizes are available on request. To guarantee a specific position, or facing editorial, add 10% to the above. Loose and bound-in insert options are also available on request.

Advertising copy date is 15th of the month preceding publication. Please contact Helen Board for mechanical data and advertisement specification, email helen.board@house-builder.co.uk or telephone 020 7960 1634.

Editorial contact:

Suzie Mayes: Tel: +44 (0)20 7960 1642  Email: suzie.mayes@house-builder.co.uk

Advertising contact:

Rob Houghton: Tel: +44 (0)20 7960 1636  Email: rob.houghton@house-builder.co.uk

* Please note - features and publishing dates can occasionally be subject to change

2025 Product features list & Publishing dates

IssueFeatures 2025
FEB (5th Feb) Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation / The Utility Sector including Broadband/ Finance and Mortgage update
MARCH (5th Mar) Insurance and Legal Issues / Kitchens and Bathrooms/ roofing and cladding
APRIL (2nd Apr) Doors & Windows including Roof Windows / Build Methods, Techniques and Innovation/ Heating Systems
MAY (7th May) Insulation/ Sustainability and Green Agenda special/ Marketing techniques and aids
JUNE (4th Jun) Outdoor Space including Balconies and Garden Paving / Interior Design / SuDS and Rainwater Systems
JULY (2nd Jul) (Two month shelf-life) – BIM and Construction Software / Flooring and Walling Systems / PropTech
SEPT (3rd Sep) Finance and Mortgage update / Roofing, Cladding and exterior aesthetics / The Utility Sector including Broadband
OCT (1st Oct) Build Methods including Brick and Block, Timber Frame, Off Site and Modular / The Smart Home including Technology, Communication and Automation Systems/ Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation
NOV (7th Nov) The Hidden Protectors including Lintels, DPCs, Membranes and Cavity Trays / Kitchens and Bathrooms/ Sustainability and Green Agenda special
DEC (3rd Dec) (Two month edition) – Home Security including Windows, Doors, Garage Doors and Alarms/ Environmental Remediation, Groundworks and Below Ground Drainage.

Mechanical specification for housebuilder magazine

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD (DPS)

Type size 270mm x 400mm
Bleed 303mm x 432mm
Trim 297mm x 420mm
Bleed across gutter only 270mm x 406mm

HALF PAGE Landscape

Type size 125mm x 190mm
Bleed 149mm x 216mm
Trim 146mm x 210mm

HALF PAGE DPS

Type size 125mm x 400mm
Bleed 149mm x 432mm
Trim 146mm x 420mm
Bleed across gutter only 125mm x 406mm

HALF PAGE Vertical

Type size 270mm x 92mm
Bleed 303mm x 103mm
Trim 297mm x 100mm

FULL PAGE

Type size 270mm x 190mm
Bleed 303mm x 216mm
Trim 297mm x 210mm

QUARTER PAGE Portrait

130mm x 92mm

QUARTER PAGE Horizontal Strip

63mm x 190mm

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