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The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

Market View - Engineering a newway forward

Sept. 1, 2011 Comment

Richard Jones, head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, looks at the grant allocations for affordable housing and the progress of the new planning regime

Lobby now for planning sense

Sept. 1, 2011 Comment

There has been an hysterical reaction from anti-development groups to the new planning proposals. HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley calls on the whole ind…

Suzie Mayes

A framework for planning change

Sept. 1, 2011 Comment

The draft National Planning Policy Framework has been mkaking waves with its pro-growth approach. Suzie Mayes reports the key details and hears the issues fro…

John Stewart

Localism is not nihilism

Sept. 1, 2011 Comment

Ministers need to explain to their heartland supporters that localism does not equal nihilism

Ben Roskrow

Be heard on planning reforms

Sept. 1, 2011 Comment

Ben Roskrow looks at the feisty debate over new draft planning rules and calls on housebuilders to get their voices heard in the consultation

Ben Roskrow

Excellence is well worth the effort

July 12, 2011 Comment

Ben Roskrow says that the quality of entries for this year's Housebuilder Awards demonstrates how far the industry has come in improving all aspects of the new…

The Last Word

July 1, 2011 Comment

Establishing what constitutes a suitable effective edge seal around cavity party walls, as demanded by Part L 2010 for zero U-values, is a complicated issue. P…

Steve Menary

The private sector

July 1, 2011 Comment

Steve Menary rounds up what he can glean about the recent performance of privately owned housebuilders

The use of public sector land

July 1, 2011 Comment

Richard Jones, head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, looks at the issue of using public sector land to deliver new homes and the need for partnerships …

Planning ahead

July 1, 2011 Comment

HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says decisions made in the next few weeks will dictate whether the industry can build the homes the country needs