Redoubling our efforts on planning
Although there are mixed messages from the mortgage market at present, there are definite signs of optimism. All the more reason, argues HBF executive chairman…
City re-rating despite weak housing market
A sustained recovery in the housing market remains elusive and home building has fallen sharply, but City optimism has dramatically pushed up housebuilders' sh…
Lending a hand for a spring market thaw
Despite some detractors, the government's initiatives to ease the mortgage market are gathering momentum says Ben Roskrow.
Replacing the rungs on the Broken Ladder
Ben Roskrow says that despite having their detractors, government initiatives to ease the mortgage market are starting to gain momentum and at present are the …
Position of strength
Steve Menary looks at the first trading updates of 2013 and what the city and forecasters think.
Ten reasons to be cheerful - revisited
A year ago Richard Jones, head of residential and regeneration at EC Harris, proposed ten "reasons to be cheerful" for housebuilding. As 2013 begins he reviews…
Viability key to standards review
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that the new standards review body needs to tackle the challenge of the huge cost of proposed new rules if the indu…
Predictions of boom and bust
John Stewart examines conflicting claims that house prices are destined to fall another 20% alongside recent suggestions that another house price boom is inevi…
Hitting the ground running in 2013
There was no New Year hangover for the government who reignited the housing debate in the early days of January. Ben Roskrow hopes the momentum continues.
A flying start to 2013
The new homes debate has lost no momentum going into 2013 thanks to the intervention of planning minister Nick Boles, says Ben Roskrow. And Boles' skewering of…
