Tech and automation – a smarter delivery
Ben Burns, head of delivery at Aylesworth Fleming, argues that the use of tech and automation can make marketing for housebuilders more effective and more suc…
Hybrid retirement
Crispin Tomlinson, head of residential at international law firm DAC Beachcroft, considers the changes driving the later life living market
Housebuilders’ role in the journey to net zero
David Topping, managing director of TriConnex, considers the role housebuilders and their partners will play in the net zero journey
Starmer and Labour gaining confidence and developing policies
Emma Ramell, policy and public affairs manager at HBF, reviews the first ten months of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership of the Labour Party
Improving safety with the latest wireless technology
PJ Farr, managing director of UK Connect, explains how Wi-Fi 6 can make sites safer, smarter and more secure
Making a start on sustainable housing
When it comes to driving down carbon emissions in new homes, the best way to begin is with the materials you choose, says Charlie Ayers, SureCav's md
Tightened loan criteria - an opportunity for housebuilders
James Duncan of Winckworth Sherwood says recent changes to loan criteria and cost from the public works loans board will see an increase in public/private part…
What is the precedent for an ombudsman’s powers?
Augusta Lynch-Glenister, head of marketing at After Build, looks at what the industry might expect from the New Homes Ombudsman
New housing targets just in time for Christmas
Paul Smith of The Strategic Land Group fears the new standard method for calculating housing targets will not deliver the homes we need
Deconstruction, not demolition
Housebuilders need to look beyond new homes’ performance and look at material recovery at the end of their lifetimes, says Etex's Steve Hemmings
