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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

Robert Lee

An ode to the 21st century village

March 7, 2018 Comment

Robert Lee, head of residential at DAC Beachcroft, waxes lyrical on the garden village

Alex Reid

The devil’s in the deposit

March 7, 2018 Comment

Newgate account director Alex Reid describes the frustration that young people feel at not being able to raise a deposit for a new home

David O'Leary

Survey suggests patience required on housing challenges

March 7, 2018 Comment

HBF policy director David O’Leary looks at the issues raised by the publication of the latest English Housing Survey

Johnny Morris

Key year for first Help to Buyers

March 7, 2018 Comment

Johnny Morris, research director at Countrywide, discusses the outlook for the first wave of Help to Buyers

Brownfield registers are a toothless strategy

March 2, 2018 Comment

Paul Smith, managing director of Strategic Land Group, says the government needs to incentivise the industry to build on brownfield sites

Ben Roskrow

Newly-named housing secretary sets 2018 agenda

Feb. 7, 2018 Comment

Ben Roskrow looks at early manoeuvres by the government in 2018 and discusses the implications for the industry

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Aiming to be the solution, not the problem

Feb. 7, 2018 Comment

HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says the industry needs to redouble its efforts to retain the industry's trust

Another rollercoaster year ahead

Feb. 7, 2018 Comment

Arcadis partner Richard Jones predicts what 2018 may have in store for housing

Dore Chris

Time to focus on our customers’ customer

Feb. 7, 2018 Comment

Chris Doré, business development director at TriConnex, looks at how firms in the broadband sector can help housebuilders meet and exceed customer expectations

Dan Soulsby

Playing our part to boost supply

Feb. 7, 2018 Comment

Dan Soulsby, national construction account manager at Egger UK, sees suppliers and housebuilders pulling out all the stops to increase supply in 2018