Features

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

Rewarding Health & Safety

Oct. 1, 2010 Feature

NHBC is calling for entries for its 2011 Health and Safety Awards, supported by Housebuilder. Beginning last year, the Awards recognise housebuilders’ commitme…

The Opportunities of Localism

Oct. 1, 2010 Feature

Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS Group, argues that if the industry embraces localism and housebuilders seek to get communi…

The Innovators - Part Two

Oct. 1, 2010 Feature

In Housebuilder’s second look at the industry’s innovators, we showcase the imaginative and cost-effective solutions that suppliers have created to help the in…

Britain's Biggest Housebuilders 2010

Britain's Biggest Housebuilders 2010

Oct. 1, 2010 Feature

The new Housing Market Intelligence Report will be launched at the Housing Market Intelligence conference on October 12. It includes the Top 75 housebuilders t…

Local Homes for Local People

Oct. 1, 2010 Feature

Mark Smulian talks to housebuilders, planning consultancies and local councillors about the effect of the new localism policy and the potential opportunities a…

Know your code

Sept. 1, 2010 Feature

Noel Hunter, new chairman of the Consumer Code body, explains why home builders need to get up to speed on the Consumer Code for Homebuilders which launched in…

Taking the temperature of the industry

Sept. 1, 2010 Feature

Following last year’s fascinating SWOT analysis of the industry, Housebuilder has repeated the exercise to find out how housebuilders, commentators and supplie…

A depressing hiatus

Sept. 1, 2010 Feature

Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS Group, says that the government’s radical localism measures will hit housebuilders hard an…

30 years of Pride

July 1, 2010 Feature

This year, NHBC celebrates 30 years of its Pride in the Job Awards, recognising the excellent work of site managers. Housebuilder looks back at the history of …

Survivor’s story

July 1, 2010 Feature

Tonbridge-based Millwood Designer Homes held on tight during the recession and did not stop building. Suzie Mayes speaks to md John Elliott about the company a…