Planning ahead with confidence
As 2017 gets under way, HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley looks forward to seeing the Housing White Paper and calls for more policy assistance for small t…
Deutsche Bank bullish on 2017
Steve Menary looks at the market in the early days of 2017 where there is still much positivity. London, however, is like "another country" - but where the pri…
What's in store in 2017?
Richard Jones, partner at Arcadis, reviews 2016 and looks ahead at the key areas of interest and growth for the industry in the year ahead
Bringing back the housing entrepreneurs
HBF policy director David O'Leary examines the reasons for the decline in the numbers of smaller housebuilders and reveals the finding of a report looking at w…
Converting announcements into action
For the second year in a row the government has got off to a rapid start in its plans for the housing market with two initiatives issued ahead of Twelfth Night…
A question of interpretation?
Why is the communities secretary convinced the industry is landbanking despite evidence to the contrary? It is a damaging accusation that has consequences, arg…
An interesting year for all
Phil Slater, channel manager - contracts at Whirlpool, looks back at a year of shocks and surprises but finds an industry still set to deliver the homes the UK…
Bucking the trend
Steve Menary looks at the performance of the plc contingent of housebuilders and wonders whether the popularity of the sector in the City could ensure that it …
Historic shift in new housing's economic role
John Stewart looks back at the shift in attitude towards the economic role of new housing over the past four decades
Javid gets it half right
The speech by the new communities secretary Sajid Javid to NHBC's annual lunch last month was really quite impressive.
