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
Land strategies
Steve Menary looks at the housebuilders' strategies on land and bringing units through the planning system and reveals a downward trend
Nurturing the feelgood factor
Richard Jones, head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, senses a feelgood factor in the market and sees the benefits of globalism on the UK
Comfort thinking distracts from solving housing crisis
Having listened to innumerable wel-lintentioned round table discussions about Britain's housing crisis, John Stewart has concluded many housing experts suffer from a form of self delusion which distracts them from facing up to difficult issues
A time for patience
The positive news from many larger housebuilders is not yet showing in higher housing starts. We need a little patience, says Ben Roskrow
Margins in motion
Steve Menary looks at the latest largely encouraging set of results from the plc housebuilders and sees an upward trend in margins
Going for gold on Olympic rented model
Richard Jones, head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, argues that the private rented model is set to have a major impact on housebuilding and sees a significant flaw in the NPPF
NPPF's brevity is its strength
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley reviews the NPPF and two other key documents published recently as the housebuilding industry continues to be the focus of interest for government, academics and the media
New homes pick up in early 2012
Recent positive trends in new home sales and private housebuilding activity should be supported by FirstBuy and NewBuy, says John Stewart. While several economic indicators provide tentative evidence of a wider improvement in consumer demand.
