Enjoy the calm - a political storm is brewing
The writer and anecdotalist Matthew Parris addressed this year’s Construction Products Association annual lunch and he did a fine job.
Election countdown begins at HBF conference
<p>Housing minister Kris Hopkins and shadow housing minister Emma Reynolds laid out their vision for housing at the recent HBF Policy Conference. It seems the election campaign is already underway, says Ben Roskrow</p>
No substitute for age and experience
Douglas Weston, outgoing ceo of the Lead Sheet Association, reflects on his time at the LSA and muses on how it continues to be possible for one of the industry's oldest products to meet the challenges of today
All quiet on the Scottish front
Housebuilders are keeping their counsel about the possible implications of the Scottish independence vote in September. Steve Menary looks at the market north of the border
Bespoke solution to the rental conundrum
Richard Jones, group head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, argues that the private rented sector could be attractive to developers if they created bespoke rental properties focused on the needs of clients
Home building Budget boost
The 2014 Budget should provide a sizeable boost to home building and help the industry rebuild capacity, argues John Stewart, making Labour's 200,000 new homes target for 2020 even more achievable
Osborne fuels confidence in election countdown
In the clear skies of a resurgent housebuilding industry, the impact of the removal of Help to Buy was the cloud on the horizon the size of a man's hand.
Money alone won't win talent war
Mike Morris, chairman of engineering services group Tamdown, says that there is a battle to attract and retain top staff, and the winners will be those with an engaging people strategy
Tackling London's housing supply
Richard Jones, group head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, analyses the issues influencing housing supply in London, and indeed throughout the UK, following a report showing a massive shortfall in the capital
Water management in wake of floods
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley looks at the issues surrounding the recent flooding and the impact of, and on, new homes. Is it time for a comprehensive review of surface water handling?
