Javid gets it half right
The speech by the new communities secretary Sajid Javid to NHBC's annual lunch last month was really quite impressive.
Industry enters "the era of housing delivery" at HMI
The 14th Housing Market Intelligence conference was nicely timed, coming straight after the government's new announcements on housing. Ben Roskrow reports on a day discussing delivery, skills, innovation, funding, land and affordability
Housing supply as a moral issue
Any concerns that the new Theresa May-led government would not continue the previous administration's drive to increase housing were allayed at the Conservative party conference last month.
A question of interpretation?
Why is the communities secretary convinced the industry is landbanking despite evidence to the contrary? It is a damaging accusation that has consequences, argues Ben Roskrow
Quality v quantity - a balance to be struck
There are in the region of 30,000 words of editorial in this edition of Housebuilder.
Finding the path to health and wellbeing
A new report reveals the results of a detailed survey into the attitudes of home owners and renters to health and wellbeing and the home. Saint-Gobain, which commissioned the report, joined forces with Housebuilder to bring together a panel of experts to discuss the findings and the implications for the new homes industry. Ben Roskrow listened in
Investing in the volume builders of the future
A public/private partnership between Lloyds Bank and the Homes and Communities Agency aims to support SMEs in building new homes nationwide, looking to partner with firms who wish to grow. Ben Roskrow finds out more
"Let's work together to deliver good homes"
A day of challenges, solutions, pleas, analysis and "a strong message" from government to the industry - Ben Roskrow reports from this year's HBF Policy conference
An industry under the spotlight
There is a saying in the newspaper and magazine publishing world that readers "come for the news and stay for the features".
Not all doom and gloom for SMEs
It certainly has been the year to talk about the plight of the small and medium sized housebuilder. If analysis alone could solve the problem of the decline of smaller businesses, then we would be in great shape.
