Help to Buy: what happens next?
Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), looks at mortgage options post Help to Buy
Infrastructure – the key to world class community living
Phillip Lyons, chief executive, housebuilding, at Countryside looks at the importance of excellent infrastructure in delivering top class development
A vision for 2020
Phil Slater of Whirlpool looks ahead to the challenges that 2020 will bring and argues that the industry is all set to deliver the homes required
Managing risk and reputation
Jennifer Riddell Carpenter, director of communications consultancy BECG, argues that it is essential that housebuilders know how to handle a crisis
Seeking the best in Quality Street
Housebuilding is like a box of chocolates says Dan Soulsby of Egger UK, who looks at the drive for quality in the industry
A decade that lives long in the memory
HBF policy director David O’Leary looks back at the past decade for the industry and wonders what might happen in the ten years to come
Designs on good planning
Good design is paramount in planning, says Joe Ridgeon, director of Hedley Planning Services, and should be a key priority of the next government
Whose design is it anyway?
Paul Smith, managing director of the Strategic Land Group, looks at the issues arising from the new National Design Guide
Turning public perceptions around
Ben Roskrow argues that the industry is again at a key point - with the right moves on quality and the environment it can win back the public's heart
Taking the “p” out of planning
Andrew Howard of BECG argues for the introduction of regional inspectorates to take the local politics out of planning
