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The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

Ben Roskrow

Gove sets tone for a lively year ahead

Feb. 2, 2022 Comment

Ben Roskrow says the industry was somewhat frustrated by the tone of housing secretary Michael Gove's call for cladding remediation in January

David Topping

Working together towards the energy transition

Feb. 1, 2022 Comment

David Topping of TriConnex considers the recent pace of change in the industry and what it means for the sector’s sustainability and energy transition efforts

Richard Jones

Levies, levelling up and innovation in 2022

Feb. 1, 2022 Comment

Arcadis partner Richard Jones looks back at 2021, another remarkable year, and looks ahead at the range of challenges facing the industry

Nicola Hindle

The challenge of change

Feb. 1, 2022 Comment

Nicola Hindle, chief operating officer for utility infrastructure provider BUUK, looks at some of the challenges facing the sector in an exciting time of change

Phillip Allin

Water neutrality – problems and solutions

Jan. 31, 2022 Comment

Philip Allin of planning consultancy Boyer London looks at how the demand for water neutrality in some areas is stifling development

Richard Jones

The expansion of collaborative working

Dec. 1, 2021 Comment

The Latham and Egan reports promoted collaborative working which is now being adopted to great effect in the residential sector, says Arcadis partner Richard J…

Alan White

All in this together

Dec. 1, 2021 Comment

Alan White of Egger (UK) reflects on an exhausting 18 months but admires the resilience of the industry and looks forward to a strong – if still challenging - …

Ros Selby

A good reputation for building safety

Dec. 1, 2021 Comment

Ros Selby of BECG’s Building Safety Unit says that developers need a well thought-out and consistent approach to building safety

David O'Leary

The challenges of the post-Help to Buy world

Dec. 1, 2021 Comment

HBF's David O’Leary looks at the new initiatives in the new build mortgage market that will be important for the sector as Help to Buy disappears in 2023

Charlotte Wilson

Getting it together: land assembly

Nov. 8, 2021 Comment

Charlotte Wilson, a partner at international law firm DAC Beachcroft and a strategic land expert, considers approaches to successful land assembly