Long-term thinking to fix our broken housing market
Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), calls for a different, long term approach to delivering more homes
Taking sustainability action now
Oliver Baker, ceo of Ambion Heating, advises that steps should be taken now to prepare homes for the Future Homes Standard and a low carbon life
Don’t pause on the green agenda
Cliff Fudge, technical director of aircrete manufacturer H+H, sets out his five point plan to help reach the carbon neutral goal
Advocating the brand – to pay or to earn?
Rachel Asquith, business director at Aylesworth Fleming, considers the role of the advocate in an evolving marketing strategy
Great Expectations
Arcadis partner Richard Jones looks at his firm’s new Construction Market View which predicts potential improved viability for housebuilders in the short term
Help to Buy – the great policy enigma of our time
HBF policy director David O’Leary discusses the reputation and standing of Help to Buy - why is it downplayed by supporters and criticised in the media?
Busy autumn awaits resilient industry
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley looks at the new Help to Buy and planning policy announcements and, after a busy summer, anticipates more to come
Covid could leave a positive legacy
Ben Roskrow assesses this year's SWOT analysis and finds that the industry, while worried about Covid, also sees opportunities ahead from the pandemic
What the planning white paper means for housebuilders
Paul Smith, md of the Strategic Land Group, looks at the latest planning reforms and discusses how they will change the way that housebuilders operate
We need to vent
Colin Wells, Keylite Roof Window’s head of technical, looks at the importance of an effective smoke ventilation system in high rise and commercial buildings
