Delivery man
Andy Rose was made permanent ceo of the Homes and Communities Agency in April. Suzie Mayes meets the man with considerable public and private sector experience…
Industry raises the roof for cancer charity
The Housebuilder Marie Curie Cancer Care Brain Game raised £119,000 for the cancer charity on a warm evening in May. Housebuilder looks at the highlights of th…
Standard response
Housebuilders have looked to NHBC's Standards for many years to drive through quality home building. Mark Jones, NHBC's group head of housebuilding standards, …
BIM me up
BIM (Building Information Modelling) is said to save money and could make life easier for the industry. But NHBC research shows that housebuilders are reluctan…
For local plan geeks everywhere
New research shows that the number of local plans submitted and found to be sound is even lower than originally thought. It also shows, says PPS managing direc…
Rental-arithmetic
There has been much talk about – and some action on – boosting the private rented sector. Suzie Mayes looks at what has been happening and asks the industry ab…
The Hope habit
Habitat for Humanity is calling on the housebuilding industry to become a HOPE builder to raise money to build decent homes to help the poor worldwide. Housebu…
Modern times
A new NHBC report on modern methods of construction provides guidance for contractors, design teams and clients. Housebuilder takes a look.
Pitching in
At the start of 2012, NHBC updated its Technical Standards on pitched roofs following a significant number of pitched roof claims. A year on, general manager M…
So far, So Stepney
Bellway is currently on site at So Stepney, east London, as part of a wider regeneration programme. Suzie Mayes reports on the background to the venture and th…
