Features

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

HAPPI talk

July 1, 2010 Feature

A recent report has revealed an absence of middle level retirement ousing. Roger Battersby, md of PRP Architects, explains that the UK should look to European …

Safety crackers

June 1, 2010 Feature

The industry’s first health and safety awards courtesy of NHBC, were held in May. We take a look at the importance of health and safety in tough times and who …

Housing Design Awards snapshot

June 1, 2010 Feature

Some of the best plans and projects will be recognised in this year’s Housing Design Awards. Design for Homes chief executive David Birkbeck gives a sneak prev…

Long termview

June 1, 2010 Feature

Bellway is currently on site at City Peninsula, part of a major regeneration project for Greenwich, south east London. Suzie Mayes looks at a scheme that sold …