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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

John Stewart

Restoring supply's responsiveness to demand

Feb. 1, 2016 Comment

A proper presumption in favour of residential development for all brownfield land within settlement boundaries would help restore the market responsiveness of …

Ben Roskrow

Exciting start to a new season of housebuilding

Feb. 1, 2016 Comment

So it is breathless stuff in episode one, and it looks like this season will be a lively one

Building relationships

Building relationships

Dec. 1, 2015 Comment

Phil Slater, channel manager contracts at Whirlpool, looks back at the year and explains how partnerships and relationships between the supply sector and house…

Where is the will?

Dec. 1, 2015 Comment

Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS Group, argues that because the average councillor is a white elderly male, it is no surpri…

The drive to nationalise the HAs

Dec. 1, 2015 Comment

The pace of change for social housing providers continues to be fast. Richard Jones, head of residential at Arcadis, thinks the result will be more private sec…

Steve Menary

Economic figures see investors taking profits

Dec. 1, 2015 Comment

Steve Menary looks at the reasons behind the recent dip in housebuilder share prices and suggests that the bulls have not been replaced by bears just yet

John Stewart

Home buyer mix changing

Dec. 1, 2015 Comment

Trends in the housing market and housebuilding are driven by slow moving medium to long term trends and more volatile short term influences. John Stewart looks…

Ben Roskrow

Cameron victory helps industry enjoy a decent 2015

Dec. 1, 2015 Comment

For all the positives for the housebuilders, there are some policies which are causing some concern through the law of unintended consequences

Ben Roskrow

Danger ahead for industry

Nov. 12, 2015 Comment

The government and the opposition has thrown down the gauntlet to the industry to "get on and build". Explaining why this might not happen overnight could be a…

Changing our understanding of affordable housing

Nov. 1, 2015 Comment

Richard Jones, head of residential at Arcadis, says that the government continues to change the landscape for housing associations with its announcements and i…