Housing activity lends lie to stats
Richard Jones, head of residential and regeneration at EC Harris, argues that there is enough activity underway in the sector to contradict the government's di…
Keeping the Olympic glow
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that the government's clear commitment to increasing housing construction provides reason for cautious optimism and…
Housebuilding to drive economic recovery
Falling construction output has dragged Britain into a double-dip recession. John Stewart looks at prospects for a government housebuilding package to pull the…
A true Olympic legacy
Suzie Mayes speculates that with the new homes at the Olympics Athletes' Village set to be private rented with an on-site landlord, the scheme could lead the w…
Private investigations
Steve Menary rounds up what he can glean of the results of the UK's bigger privately-owned housebuilders
The affordable housing question
Richard Jones, head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, says that the whole concept of affordable housing is being challenged which could see a more flexi…
Time for government to be bold
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseleytakes the opportunity of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee to look back at 60 years of housebuilding in the UK, and concludes t…
Solving the housing crisis requires radical solutions
England's rapidly worsening housing supply crisis cannot be solved without restoring market mechanisms, argues John Stewart, and this will require radical poli…
Beware of politicians tweeting statistics
Ben Roskrow looks behind the housing figures which triggered a "spat" between housing minister Grant Shapps and his shadow Jack Dromey
Affordable housing crisis coming
Affordable housing is about to hit a crisis point says Ben Roskrow, whatever the HCA figures may say
