The new virtual town square
The pandemic has accelerated the use of virtual platforms and social media in planning. BECG's Andrew Howard explains the importance of digital communications
Finding funding solutions for SME housebuilders
Paul Turton, United Trust Bank’s director – business development and marketing – property, says specialist lenders want to support a resurgence of SMEs
Heat pumps and solar PV can go hand in hand
Stuart Nicholson, roof systems director at Marley, says solar PV should become standard on all new homes
Is development management out of control?
HBF planning director Andrew Whitaker MA MRTPI looks at the planning process challenges facing the industry
The pandemic is driving collaboration
Richard Jones of Arcadis says that the past year has seen increased interest among private and public sector bodies in joint ventures and collaborative schemes
New trends as Covid-19 changes the market
Housebuilder editor Ben Roskrow looks at how Covid-19 is changing both the way housebuilders build and design new homes and the way they market and sell them
Social value – the carrot or the stick?
BECG md Andrew Howard argues that embracing social value could minimise community opposition to development
Selling houses in the time of Covid
Guy Higgins, managing director of William Davis Homes, explains how the pandemic has changed the way the firm markets and sells its houses
Buy a canary and follow Eisenhower’s advice
Matt Fleming, residential property consultant to Aylesworth Fleming, says that the advice of a former US president is invaluable in charting the path ahead
The new lockdown: neutralising nutrients in new development
HBF director for cities James Stevens looks at the issue of excessive nutrients flow into wetland areas which is leading to serious delays in housebuilding
