An industry delivering for its customers
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley admits he was concerned about the impact of recession on industry customer satisfaction. He need not have worried. The r…
Zero free lunches
The current zero carbon definition can only be delivered at an unnecessarily high economic cost. It should be changed, and quickly, says John Stewart
A report too good to be lost in the election hiatus
Professor Ball argues that this is a time of opportunity and that the situation can be improved by “a variety of relatively small changes”
Executive memo
The wrecking ball that ploughed so violently through the housebuilding industry certainly appears to have stopped swinging but its gruesome spectre still linge…
An industry at the crossroads
Richard Jones of EC Harris says that the influence of the public sector on new housing will soon wane and once again attention will turn to the private sector …
Post-election housing delivery
With the election only weeks away, John Stewart considers what home builders should ask, and expect, from the new government
A Budget to help on the path to recovery
The bottom line is housebuilders only want to be given a fair crack at doing their job
A victory for gentle persuasion
Ben Roskrow argues that those who dismissed the chancellor's Budget measures for the housebuilding industry as inadequate are wrong, unrealistic and missing th…
A victory for gentle persuasion
Ben Roskrow argues that those who dismissed the chancellor's Budget measures for the housebuilding industry as inadequate, are wrong, unrealistic and missing t…
Private pain
Publicly listed housebuilders have been required to keep us constantly informed of their troubles during the past two years. But what of the private firms? It …
