Comment

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

Polski Blighty

1 Oct 2006 Comment

EU enlargement is – or at least should be – a two-way street

The Walrus

1 Sep 2006 Comment

Fancy living with the likes of Kiera Knightley and Scarlett Johansson? A new “buy-toshare” website is just the ticket

John Stewart

S106 demands are a risk to supply

1 Sep 2006 Comment

The government believes there is a large, untapped pool of residential land value waiting to fund increased planning obligations demands or a planning gain supplement. But the research used to justify this belief does not support such a conclusion

The Walrus

1 Aug 2006 Comment

Move over Top of the Pops: let’s get down to a long-lost industry smash hit…

John Stewart

Policy support for housing growth

1 Aug 2006 Comment

Housebuilding has picked up by a fifth since its historic trough in 2001, but there is still a long way to go before the government’s target is met. Current policies may need to be re-examined

The Walrus

1 Jul 2006 Comment

A sneak preview of the latest edition of the Construction Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…