No time to waste, Mr Darling
Mr Darling, there may be no Spring for many housebuilders if something is not done soon
Masters of missing the moment
Just about every action the government has taken to help the market has been too little too late. By acting now on mortgages the government can reverse that trend
Half a glass
The government’s housing targets and its policy aspirations for infrastructure funding, affordable housing, zero carbon, Lifetime Homes, etc. were built on rising land values. A fundamental rethink is now required
Minister speech lifts industry at HMI
Housing minister Margaret Beckett's first speech as housing minister was warmly welcomed by delegates at the influential Housing Market Intelligence conference
The higher they rise
International comparisons show the housing markets of Ireland, the UK and Spain were especially vulnerable to any external economic shock. But no one anticipated this shock would be as serious as a global credit crunch
Time for realism
In the excitement of all the speeches by people called Brown at the Labour Party conference ? Sarah Brown, Gordon Brown, Charlie Brown, bad bad Leroy Brown etc ? you may have overlooked the most important speech of the week.
The Walrus
A heated bout between an ice-dancing TV girl and a power company king offered some early morning food for thought
Painful economic adjustments
The Bank of England is trying to bring inflation under control at the same time as the British economy is going through several painful economic adjustments
Something must be done
The less that is done, the quicker the market will recover
