Housing still the focus despite election surprise
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley analyses the implications of the result of the general election for the housebuilding industry and finds that policies o…
The future of housebuilding starts now
Andrew Orriss, head of business development at SIG360, argues that it is important to look to the future …but not too far ahead. We need to explore the develop…
Examining the new build premium
Johnny Morris, research director at Countrywide, looks at the new home premium – how long does it last on a home and are developers getting better at building …
Not all doom and gloom for SMEs
It certainly has been the year to talk about the plight of the small and medium sized housebuilder. If analysis alone could solve the problem of the decline of…
Big housebuilding targets mean big political decisions
HBF policy director David O’Leary examines how increasing new homes supply has moved up the agenda among the main political parties. But what would actually ne…
JVs can ease problems with HA new build homes
Richard Jones, partner at Arcadis, looks at recent stories about quality challenges for housing associations as their multi-tenure model develops, and suggests…
Getting up the numbers
Stephen Byfield, partner at Newgate Communications, bemoans the fact that green belt policy, a 70 year old system of land management, is still dictating what i…
Mind the quality gap
As pressure to speed up construction raises quality concerns, Gavin White, technical product manager at Marley Eternit, discusses how taking greater control ov…
Image matters
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that the industry is under the microscope and maintaining a good image is essential to retain government support
