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The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

Steve Menary

Onwards and upwards

Sept. 1, 2014 Comment

Steve Menary steps into the latest results season and finds that everyone is pushing things forward

John Stewart

Wishful thinking dominates supply debate

Sept. 1, 2014 Comment

Much of the debate about our housing supply crisis uses mental gymnastics to avoid facing up to messy reality, argues John Stewart

Ben Roskrow

A skills crisis - on site and in the office

Sept. 1, 2014 Comment

The football transfer window will have closed by the time you read this. But as I write there is a mad scramble among clubs from all divisions to bring in the …

Ben Roskrow

Our Awards reflect an industry of innovation

July 25, 2014 Comment

The finalists have been announced for the Housebuilder Awards and the winners revealed for the Housebuilder Product Awards. Ben Roskrow argues that these Award…

Steve Menary

Private progress

July 1, 2014 Comment

Steve Menary rounds up the financial results from the privately-owned housebuilders and suggests that they do not yet reflect the Help to Buy boost – tha…

Designed for living

July 1, 2014 Comment

Sarah White, market manager (residential) at British Gypsum looks at ways housebuilders can increase the versatility of the internal building fabric so that ho…

Has the time come for BIM?

July 1, 2014 Comment

Richard Jones, group head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, argues that there are many reasons why BIM - Building Information Modelling - can be a benef…

Sensible solutions for low energy homes<br /><br />

July 1, 2014 Comment

The UK needs to produce low carbon energy efficient homes in the most cost effective way whilst facilitating much-needed growth in housing output at the same t…

John Stewart

Tighter policies will hit housing market

July 1, 2014 Comment

Monetary and financial policies are set to tighten conditions in the mortgage and housing markets. John Stewart examines the outlook

Ben Roskrow

Industry showing the way on low carbon

July 1, 2014 Comment

It is Awards time here. As this edition of Housebuilder lands on your doorstep we will be handing out the Housebuilder Product Awards at Edgbaston cricket grou…