Are your roof systems up to the standard?
Gavin White, product manager of Marley Eternit, explains why housebuilders need to review their roof system specifications and check the quality of their dry f…
Profit vs homes
Steve Menary looks at the latest figures from the listed housebuilders and analyses the ratio between margins and completions
The challenge for the new London mayor
The new mayor of London has some significant nettles to grasp if he is to get anywhere near achieving his ambitious plans for new homes delivery, says Richard …
Housebuilding needs solutions, not threats
If the private sector is to build enough homes to help solve our long-term housing crisis, it needs positive incentives and the right demand and supply policie…
Observations on housebuilders and Brexit
Suzie Mayes offers her thoughts on Brexit and the housebuilding industry, and what the merger of three key housing associations could mean
A time of change for the housing industry
Ben Roskrow says that the changes introduced over the past few months by the government are now starting to play out in the industry - and the effect was clear…
Improving the fabric efficiency of houses
Richard Kinloch, national technical sales and specification manager of the Keystone Group, looks at the role of innovative new products in improving the fabric…
The business plan of the emerging PRS model
Richard Jones, head of residential at Arcadis, looks at the KPIs that make private rented work as both an investment proposition and as a business proposition
Sector remains strong despite external forces
Steve Menary looks back at a challenging few weeks for the industry but argues that the fundamentals are still there to suggest share price stability in the se…
Skilled workforce needed to build quality homes
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley finds that in discussions with senior industry figures about increasing capacity and customer service, a shortage of qua…
