Planning reforms key to plan-led delivery
The plan-led system has restricted land and housing supply and significantly altered the shape of the industry, argues John Stewart. The new government in May …
Enjoy the calm - a political storm is brewing
The writer and anecdotalist Matthew Parris addressed this year’s Construction Products Association annual lunch and he did a fine job.
New standards to improve roof security
The code of practice for slating and tiling, BS5534, is being revised this year. Paul Reed, Marley Eternit's sales and marketing director, believes the changes…
Election countdown begins at HBF conference
Housing minister Kris Hopkins and shadow housing minister Emma Reynolds laid out their vision for housing at the recent HBF Policy Conference. It seems the ele…
No substitute for age and experience
Douglas Weston, outgoing ceo of the Lead Sheet Association, reflects on his time at the LSA and muses on how it continues to be possible for one of the industr…
All quiet on the Scottish front
Housebuilders are keeping their counsel about the possible implications of the Scottish independence vote in September. Steve Menary looks at the market north …
Bespoke solution to the rental conundrum
Richard Jones, group head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, argues that the private rented sector could be attractive to developers if they created besp…
Home building Budget boost
The 2014 Budget should provide a sizeable boost to home building and help the industry rebuild capacity, argues John Stewart, making Labour's 200,000 new homes…
Osborne fuels confidence in election countdown
In the clear skies of a resurgent housebuilding industry, the impact of the removal of Help to Buy was the cloud on the horizon the size of a man's hand.
Money alone won't win talent war
Mike Morris, chairman of engineering services group Tamdown, says that there is a battle to attract and retain top staff, and the winners will be those with an…
