HBF view - Recovery position
Significant issues in terms of land supply and the regulation burden could stymie any incipient recovery in the housing market, argues HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley
KEY ISSUES - STAYING IN TOUCH WITH INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS
London affordability doubts
Ecotown woes as developer quits
2008 housing starts in England fall to 105,000
Market view - Rethinking the financial model to unlock residential development
Developers need to take a fresh look at schemes to assess their viability and risk in this market, argues Richard Jones, head of residential and regeneration at EC Harris
AGENDA
NHBC predicts 80,000 housing starts
There could be as few as 80,000 housing starts in the UK this year, the National Home Building Council (NHBC) has predicted as it released its latest housebuilding statistics.
Hard times for Barratt as it reports £592 million loss
Barratt’s interim results reflect the continuing gloom for housebuilders, with the company making a pre-tax loss of £592.4 million from June to December 2008, against 2007’s profit of £194.6 million.
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