Local homes by local people
Paul Turton, head of sales – development finance, at United Trust Bank details the advantages of using local smaller builders on sites
The residential disrupters
If Amazon has disrupted retail, and WeWork the office, what is residential’s disrupter? Robert Lee, DAC Beachcroft’s head of residential, takes a look
Assessing land value in uncertain times
Richard Jones, partner at Arcadis, says that the issue of the relationship between cost and value needs to be monitored
Keeping housing at the top of the political agenda
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that there are a mass of issues related to housing and new homes delivery that need addressing
Rising to the challenge of a critical media
Ben Roskrow reminds us that there is much to admire in an under fire industry
The case for fitting flood defence doors
Kevin Kiernan, national sales manager at Bowater by Birtley, looks at why developers should consider flood defence doors
Providing the homes for city leavers
Aneisha Beveridge, analyst at Hamptons International, looks at the number of people leaving expensive cities and buying elsewhere
What’s in a name?
Alex Reid, account director at Newgate, says it is time that “affordable” housing options are redefined
Encouraging innovation in resi
Arcadis partner Richard Jones says that there are good examples of innovation in the delivery of new homes – and these need support
The great Help to Buy debate
Ben Roskrow takes a look at the issues surrounding the future of Help to Buy
