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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

Time to rebrand PRS

Time to rebrand PRS

Nov. 1, 2014 Comment

Rebecca Eatwell, director of communications consultancy PPS Group's northern office, asks whether the private rented sector is in need of an image overhaul

The housing delivery capacity conundrum

Nov. 1, 2014 Comment

Richard Jones, group head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, reveals that a new report from his firm on new homes delivery suggests more focus is needed …

Steve Menary

Pushing at the margins

Nov. 1, 2014 Comment

Steve Menary examines the recent financial figures from the publicly listed housebuilders and sees a surge in margins. He examines whether it is essential to f…

Lyons focuses minds ahead of election

Nov. 1, 2014 Comment

HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley looks at the recommendations of the Lyons Housing Review, the Labour Party's wide-ranging analysis of housing and houseb…

John Stewart

Lyons proposes new delivery model

Nov. 1, 2014 Comment

The Lyons Housing Review concludes that the public sector must have a significantly expanded role if we are to solve our housing supply crisis. John Stewart ha…

Suzie Mayes

Nice to hear "normal" as industry gathers at HMI

Nov. 1, 2014 Comment

The housebuilding recovery is now roughly a year-and-a-half old if we take Q2 2013 as its starting point.

It's time to welcome SUDs

It's time to welcome SUDs

Oct. 1, 2014 Comment

The adoption of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDs) in new housing developments remains a contentious issue for housebuilders, highways and local authori…

Steve Menary

Land strategies in a settled market

Oct. 1, 2014 Comment

Steve Menary looks at the land buying strategy and land supply of the major housebuilders as the market settles after the recent surge

Seeking out the opportunity areas

Oct. 1, 2014 Comment

Richard Jones, group head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, argues that developers must now focus on recognising the up and coming areas for development…

John Stewart

The industry can deliver, given the right conditions

Oct. 1, 2014 Comment

The home building industry could build large numbers of new homes, given the right conditions. But this will require reversing the drift of much public sector …