Post-election housing delivery
With the election only weeks away, John Stewart considers what home builders should ask, and expect, from the new government
A Budget to help on the path to recovery
The bottom line is housebuilders only want to be given a fair crack at doing their job
A victory for gentle persuasion
Ben Roskrow argues that those who dismissed the chancellor's Budget measures for the housebuilding industry as inadequate are wrong, unrealistic and missing the point
A victory for gentle persuasion
Ben Roskrow argues that those who dismissed the chancellor's Budget measures for the housebuilding industry as inadequate, are wrong, unrealistic and missing the point
Private pain
Publicly listed housebuilders have been required to keep us constantly informed of their troubles during the past two years. But what of the private firms? It has taken a while for details of their dealings to emerge, but now they have and, as Steve Menary reports, they do not make happy reading
Time for a proper debate on design
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley argues that the recent intense criticism of housing design is not justified. If there is to be a debate on this key issue, he says, it should be done properly and avoid populist knee jerk reactions
Home builders in viability trap
The state has backed the home building industry into a viability trap which is incompatible with the government’s desire to see a large increase in housing completions
Seeking solutions to consumers’carbon concerns
Housebuilders have long been mindful of the lack of warmth among the public for the zero carbon agenda
What if Shapps is right?
Housebuilders are seriously concerned about proposed Tory planning policies which, they say, could bring residential development to a halt. But are they giving the plans a fair hearing?
In a state
All of Britain’s biggest housebuilders have managed to avoid the recession black hole. Steve Menary reports on how 2009 has been for the top players and how things look for the smaller guys
