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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

Steve Menary

Question marks

Dec. 1, 2010 Comment

With fears of another downturn still in the background, industry watchers are carefully eyeing housebuilders’ movements. Steve Menary reports.

The impact of housing on the future of our cities

Dec. 1, 2010 Comment

Richard Jones, head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, looks at the changing face of our cities and the impact that housing has on their evolution

John Stewart

Turning aspiration into reality

Dec. 1, 2010 Comment

If first time buyers are to have any hope of realising their aspirations for home ownership, the government, home builders and lenders will have to come up wit…

Ben Roskrow

It’s time to be a realist

Dec. 1, 2010 Comment

Ben Roskrow says that when it comes to 2011, realism is what is needed to steer the industry through

Suzie Mayes

Development of the month

Nov. 1, 2010 Comment

Linden Homes’ Graylingwell Park scheme in Chichester is the winner of the Best low or zero carbon development category in this year’s Housebuilder Awards. Suzi…

Four key elements for housing success

Nov. 1, 2010 Comment

Richard Jones, head of regeneration & growth at EC Harris, looks at four areas of potential positivity for the housebuilding industry

Government must take responsibility to help housing

Nov. 1, 2010 Comment

HBF chairman Stewart Baseley says the government must act to avoid a further mortgage squeeze and provide detail on its incentives to local authorities to buil…

John Stewart

Zero carbon must not damage housing supply

Nov. 1, 2010 Comment

The zero carbon definition must take full account of the policy’s impact on housing supply and the compensating policy trade offs that will be needed to suppor…

Ben Roskrow

Housebuilding's own Truman Show

Oct. 28, 2010 Comment

Sometimes, says Ben Roskrow, working in and alongside the housebuilding industry is like being in a long running TV soap opera