Choosing the right finance partner
Paul Flannery of United Trust Bank, advises developers to ask their lenders why they do what they do before committing to them
Locational cost differences
Richard Jones, partner at Arcadis, delves into the costs of schemes in Birmingham and London
Innovative responses
Robert Lee, head of real estate at DAC Beachcroft, looks at the future for new homes
Social change demands housing innovation
Changing attitudes and new family forms require innovative thinking on new homes, says Andrew Howard
Lessons from Japan could be lost in translation
HBF policy director David O’Leary asks what can we learn from Japan’s housing market and its home building sector?
Time to adapt to a world of change
Ben Roskrow explores the HBF's call for industry to change
HAs need collaboration and commerciality
Tim Pinder of Peaks & Plains Housing Trust argues that housing associations must take a more commercial approach to development
Engaging in estate regeneration
Hyde Group’s Tom Shaw stresses the importance of engaging with residents in regeneration schemes
International lessons for the housing crisis
Paul Smith looks at radical planning changes in New Zealand and wonders whether similar might work here
No need to compromise on roofing quality
James Seawell of Marley argues that downgrading roofing specifications is a false economy
