Features

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

Mixed tenure agenda

Oct. 1, 2007 Feature

In a post-green paper world, mixed tenure communities are considered the only way forward and private investment is desperately needed to shore up social housi…

The £8 billion man

Oct. 1, 2007 Feature

The Housing Corporation’s acting chief executive Steve Douglas hit the ground running just as the government announced an ambitious new housing delivery progra…

Newhall’s new approach

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

This month’s Development of the Month takes Steve Menary to Newhall in Harlow, Essex, where the Moen brothers have decided to take a greater stake in the land …

Policy washout

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

The government faced a public backlash when forced to announce new housebuilding targets in the midst of summer deluges, which offered a portent of how flood-p…

Housebuilding 2007 show preview

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

The industry is set to gather for an all-star conference line-up and product showcase at the annual Housebuilding exhibition. Chris Windle previews the highlig…

A tale of Taylor Wimpey

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

The latest league tables of planning applications across the UK shows the impact of the Taywood Wimpey merger. The new mega builder now dominates many, but not…

Reality Bites

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

Born out of Rydon Construction, REAL is establishing itself as an urban renewal specialist. Director Mark Mitchener tells Allison Heller why bringing local com…

To bank or not to bank

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

That is the question Allison Heller asks a range of industry insiders, as the landbanking debate heats up under the spotlight of a forthcoming Office of Fair T…

One step at a time

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

Hometrack research director Richard Donnell argues that our focus on headline housebuilding levels is misguided: the key to the affordability crisis lies in in…

Bio fuelled

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

Bioregional-Quintain is driven by a sustainable ethos, which has seen it land some lucrative sites across the country and form successful partnerships with the…