Features

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

Cladiators

April 1, 2007 Feature

Cladding has to look good, integrate with other materials and withstand the elements. Tim Palmer discovers how suppliers are keeping up with contemporary housi…

Tops of the world

April 1, 2007 Feature

Nothing can escape the environmental agenda, not even the good old roof. Ashley Rogers finds out how housebuilders can put a green top on their homes

Counting on credit

April 1, 2007 Feature

Getting the right funding can make or break a development. Andrew Leech takes a look at the products on offer and finds that good relationships pay dividends

Full spectrum

April 1, 2007 Feature

When the Isle of Man’s biggest housebuilder took to the mainland, the Manchester market seemed a sure bet. Steve Menary heads to Dandara’s latest scheme which…

Tomorrow\'s people

April 1, 2007 Feature

Melissa Blamey reports on the NHBC’s latest round of Building for Tomorrow seminars aimed at aiding the industry’s quest to build more sustainable homes

Face to face

April 1, 2007 Feature

ROD ACKRILL decided to give housebuilding a go in 1991, setting up Chase Midland after a string of business successes. Little did he know that 16 years later h…

Elephant tracks

April 1, 2007 Feature

Construction of London’s Elephant and Castle masterplan is due to begin this year. Chris Windle talks to those involved and finds there are two sides to every …

Market driven

April 1, 2007 Feature

From April 1, local authorities are required to prepare housing market assessments as the basis for future land release plans. Housebuilders must take this op…

Work hard, play hard

April 1, 2007 Feature

When Galliford Try completed its acquisition of Linden last month, the firm had already chosen Chris Coates to head up the now rapidly expanding housebuilding …

Planning gain pain

April 1, 2007 Feature

Elizabeth Bird and Phil Medford of Eversheds explore the slings and arrows of the much maligned planning gain supplement proposals