Features

Innovation 09

Entries are now invited from all parts of the industry for the prestigious Housebuilding Innovation Awards. Suzie Mayes talks to last year’s winners and tells …

Barbican scheme

Training deals

When purse strings are tightened, one of the first casualties within business is often the training budget. Rob Lockey, NHBC’s training services manager, expla…

Development of the month - Raising the game

Linden’s Essence scheme in Bristol has connections with Casino Royale, the first Daniel Craig Bond movie. But, as Steve Menary reports, the firm does not view …

Time to vary your section 106 agreements

Jason Towell of Cripps Harries Hall examines your options when it comes to trying to renegotiate section 106 agreements in the current market

Web development

The first port of call for customers looking for a new home is now the internet, not the local paper. So how can you make sure your homes are at the front of t…

Falling short

All but one UK region has suffered a significant decline in planning applications over the past year. Steve Menary looks at the numbers

Big ideas

There are too many one and two bedroom homes on the market, and it is time to switch to larger units. But how do we square this with the density challenges in …

Feeling proud – this year’s Pride in the Job winners

NHBC’s annual Pride in the Job Awards held in January honoured site managers who have demonstrated high levels of professionalism in every aspect of their work…

Taking stock – the Good Homes Alliance questions whether we are on the right path to sustainability

Neil May, chairman of the Good Homes Alliance, argues that government and industry are set on the wrong course to tackle sustainable housebuilding, a course th…