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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

John Stewart

Rethinking the future

May 1, 2009 Comment

The housing policy delivery model that evolved over the last two decades can no longer be funded out of residential land values. It requires radical rethinking…

Ben Roskrow

Looking to the future of housing

May 1, 2009 Comment

There is now a certain excitement surrounding housing as the sector attracts renewed interest and speculation about how it will emerge

Ben Roskrow

The housebuilding model - broken but not irreparable

May 1, 2009 Comment

As the industry starts cautiously to look to the future, Ben Roskrow looks at the future of the housebuilding trader model

Steve Menary

One way up

April 1, 2009 Comment

Steve Menary looks for signs of a recovery in the stock market but realises there may be some way to go

Recovery relies on private/public partnerships

April 1, 2009 Comment

The lack of housebuilders at MIPIM, the Cannes property fest, might be understandable but will come back to haunt them, argues Richard Jones, head of residenti…

John Stewart

Mortgage regulation dangers

April 1, 2009 Comment

Mortgage regulation must not be used to overcome the inflationary consequences of long-term housing undersupply, caused primarily by our restrictive and ineffi…

Ben Roskrow

A little local problem

April 1, 2009 Comment

Sometimes governments have to make tough decisions, unpopular decisions even, to get things done

Ben Roskrow

A Tory plan for nimby heaven

March 27, 2009 Comment

Shadow housing minister Grant Shapps says getting local communities invloved in development decisions can see an increase in new housing provision

John Stewart

A seat at the table

March 1, 2009 Comment

In the laborious process of policy formation, home builders try to have at least one seat at the table, but young people and the 90% of the population who live…

Ben Roskrow

Dreaming is free

March 1, 2009 Comment

Visitor interest will continue to build as inevitably lives have to go on and houses have to be bought