Is housing a local issue?
Under localism, responsibility for meeting the country's housing requirements is passed down to local authorities. But, John Stewart asks, is housing a local i…
Getting better all the time
Ben Roskrow looks at two things that are getting better – the quality of entries for the Housebuilder Awards and the government's attitude towards housebuilding
Finance
Steve Menary charts the demise of McInerney’s UK arm which expanded into Britain but could not be saved
Understanding the economics of housebuilding
Richard Jones, head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, says that the industry has to be more vocal in convincing the government of the importance of hous…
Recovery should strengthen in 2012
The economic, housing and mortgage market recoveries remain hesitant, but prospects for 2012 look more positive says John Stewart
Lessons from The Apprentice
The economic, housing and mortgage market recoveries remain hesitant, but prospects for 2012 look more positive says John Stewart
Make your mind up
Ben Roskrow argues that a government that changes its mind too often runs the risk of looking weak and lacking leadership. It is time to focus on getting the d…
A change in the mood music
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley senses a shift in the government’s attitude towards housing and welcomes the industry’s outstanding performance in the l…
Market View
Richard Jones of EC Harris examines the latest changes in the way affordable housing will be funded when both the public and private sector are struggling
Freeing the private sector to deliver
The housing crisis will not be solved if the state is expected to minimise the price paid to landowners and seeks to capture everything possible from the remai…
