Countryside confidence
Steve Menary looks at Countryside's decision to float - and says that if it gets away successfully it will be a vote of confidence in both housebuilders and the London and Home Counties market
Economic figures see investors taking profits
Steve Menary looks at the reasons behind the recent dip in housebuilder share prices and suggests that the bulls have not been replaced by bears just yet
Healey serves food for thought at HMI
At the Housing Market Intelligence conference, shadow housing minister John Healey made a couple of big claims about the industry - one on margins, one on corporate structure. Steve Menary checks the truth behind them both
A sound UK market trumps the China crisis
Despite the China crisis and concerns over impending interest rate rises, housebuilder share prices continue to be robust and are outperforming many other stocks. This, as Steve Menary reports, is because "the fundamentals are sound"
New trends in land holdings
Steve Menary compares the landbanks of the biggest housebuilders against last year and notes some interesting trends
Private viewing
Steve Menary looks at the results of the private sector housebuilders, and sees more sales and consolidation ahead
An industry in expansion mode
Steve Menary assesses the latest results for the listed housebuilders and sees an industry pushing up margins
Going to market
Steve Menary looks at the prospects for housebuilders looking to float on the stock market post the general election and wonders who may step up to the plate
The house rules
Glenigan's annual house type survey reveals another rise in the units in the planning pipeline, with houses gaining at the expense of flats and Taylor Wimpey still in the lead. Steve Menary reports
Share prices steady in 2015
Steve Menary looks at the share price performance of the listed housebuilders and the City's view of the sector in 2015