November 2023

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Housebuilder November 2023 Front cover

In this issue

HMI addresses challenges and the route ahead

October’s Housing Market Intelligence Conference addressed the industry’s myriad challenges while looking towards market stability and recognising changing sentiment towards housing. Suzie Mayes reports

The Interview – James Dickens, Wavensmere Homes

James Dickens is managing director of Wavensmere Homes, an SME specialising in “reanimating” buildings and regenerating brownfield land. He talks to Suzie Mayes about why he likes challenging sites, innovating the housing market and advice for SMEs in difficult times

Building for Tomorrow

NHBC’s Building for Tomorrow Series returns to venues across the UK in February, with content to reflect the exciting but challenging times ahead for housebuilding. Housebuilder reports

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The Housebuilder Awards 2025

The industry celebrated the winners, highly commended companies and finalists of this year’s Housebuilder Awards in November. Housebuilder recaps the night

The year ahead

The sector enters 2026 with a still-supportive government but the industry needs it to do more. Suzie Mayes asks our commentators for their hopes, predictions and views as we look to the next 12 months

The Interview – Trudie McCormick, Keepmoat Homes

Trudie McCormick, Keepmoat Homes’ group technical director since 2015, talks to Suzie Mayes about her love of innovation, the Future Homes Standard and other technical matters on the horizon and ongoing

HBF Viewpoint

The government may have thought twice about landfill tax changes, says Emma Ramell, HBF’s director of external affairs, but it must take more risks and listen to what else the sector needs