Collaboration is more than a buzz word
Ben Lowndes, who heads up the south west office of communications consultancy PPS Group, says that old approaches to partnership are being replaced with proper…
A more coherent housing strategy
Richard Jones, partner at Arcadis, says that although there is still not a clear strategic housing delivery framework in place he is increasingly confident tha…
An industry that wants to grow
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley reviews another busy period for the industry and government, welcoming new government measures that reflect the needs of…
Margins squeezed as supply rises
Steve Menary analyses the latest results of the plc housebuilders and notes that the push to increase completions is having an effect on margins and landbanks
Brexit will not diminish need for new homes
Cuts to inward migration following Britain's exit from the EU in 2019 will not reduce the need for much higher levels of new home building over a sustained per…
Housing supply as a moral issue
Any concerns that the new Theresa May-led government would not continue the previous administration's drive to increase housing were allayed at the Conservativ…
Time for permeable materials
Chris Harrop, group marketing and sustainability director at Marshalls, says that increased rainfall is an unavoidable consequence of climate change, and one w…
City sticks with builders
Steve Menary delves into what City analysts are recommending when it comes to the share prospects of the housebuilding industry plcs
Quality queries
In the summer, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment launched a report, More Homes, Fewer Complaints, putting forward recom…
Establishing a proper housing strategy
The intermediate and private rented markets will become the key focus for government if it wants to increase housing numbers, argues Arcadis partner Richard Jo…
