Features

The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

The industry unites

The industry unites

Sept. 1, 2016 Feature

In October UK Construction Week returns to the Birmingham NEC, with its nine shows providing something for everyone within the construction industry. Suzie May…

The right pitch

The right pitch

Sept. 1, 2016 Feature

Five years ago NHBC launched an industry-wide campaign to help raise standards of pitched roofs on new homes across the UK in a bid to reduce claims and re-occ…

Councils reveal affordability v brownfield clash

Councils reveal affordability v brownfield clash

Sept. 1, 2016 Feature

Local authorities have been set a 2017 deadline to deliver their Local Plans so the scramble to find sites to accommodate unprecedented housing growth is on. B…

Getting a buzz from building

Getting a buzz from building

Sept. 1, 2016 Feature

Suzie Mayes talks to Chris Endsor, the candid, enthusiastic ceo of Miller Homes, about Brexit, his plans for growth and the importance of sport

A helping hand for incentives

A helping hand for incentives

Sept. 1, 2016 Feature

Johnny Morris, research director of Countrywide, looks at the effect of Help to Buy on housebuilders' use of incentives and speculates that it is time for the …

SWOT 2016: Suppliers in tune with housebuilders' SWOT views

SWOT 2016: Suppliers in tune with housebuilders' SWOT views

Sept. 1, 2016 Feature

The supply and subcontractor side of the housebuilding industry has an important role to play to help tackle the challenges ahead. Ben Roskrow focuses on what …

SWOT 2016: EU vote brings new Threat to market

SWOT 2016: EU vote brings new Threat to market

Sept. 1, 2016 Feature

The vote in June for the UK to leave the EU changed the landscape for the housebuilding market and introduced significant new Threats.

SWOT 2016: A land of Opportunity for housebuilders

SWOT 2016: A land of Opportunity for housebuilders

Sept. 1, 2016 Feature

Opportunities abound for the housebuilding sector according to this year's SWOT analysis, but the "Government's attitude to housebuilding" remains at the top o…

SWOT 2016: Lack of skills is main industry Weakness

SWOT 2016: Lack of skills is main industry Weakness

Sept. 1, 2016 Feature

The "Lack of skills" is the biggest Weakness facing the new homes sector according to the 2016 SWOT analysis.

SWOT 2016: Fundamental Strengths still in play

SWOT 2016: Fundamental Strengths still in play

Sept. 1, 2016 Feature

The fundamental Strengths of the housebuilding market are still the same and remain in place whatever Threats and Weaknesses may emerge.