MAY 2020

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Innovation in crisis

After weeks of managing the coronavirus crisis, the housebuilding industry is finding new ways to work. Suzie Mayes looks at the innovations and positive stories developing

The Interview - Stewart Baseley, Home Builders Federation

Stewart Baseley has been executive chairman of the Home Builders Federation for almost 15 years. He talks to Ben Roskrow about the changes he has seen in policy and attitudes towards new homes over the years, and of course, HBF's work during the coronavirus crisis

Industry experts assess the path ahead

Ben Roskrow reports on the latest Housing Market Report Expert Panel meeting, held by teleconference in early April, in which a group of government and industry experts and economists met to discuss the prospects for housing and housebuilding in these extraordinary times

Reasons to be cheerful

Multi-utility company TriConnex has remained open, benefitting from some business decisions it made a while ago. Chris Dore, business development director, explains to Suzie Mayes why there are reasons to be upbeat

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There are two ways to view the housebuilding landscape at the moment, says Ben Roskrow. It is whether you are a glass half empty, or glass half full sort of person

High-rise pause

The industry is experiencing delays in gaining approval to build high-rise residential buildings through the new Building Safety Regulator. Suzie Mayes looks at the reasons why

The Interview – Joshua Hopkins, Lee Barnard, Denbury Homes

Joshua Hopkins, md of Denbury Homes, and Lee Barnard, the company’s new ceo, talk to Suzie Mayes about their big growth plans for the SME formerly known as Hopkins & Moore

Quality assurance

NHBC explains its new Quality Assurance Reviews and Certification, offering a holistic view of quality across a housebuilding business