Time to listen to the techies
The way you build will all be dictated by this document
Blink and you'll miss it
The government's zero carbon new homes definition will dictate the future shape of the industry apparently. So stop what you're doing, read it and respond
Economic recovery scenario
Are we doomed? Is 2011 the earliest we are likely to see any recovery in the housing market? Or are there grounds, however conditional, for believing the economy and the housing market might recover earlier than many commentators expect?
Dig your own hole
Forget the rubbish your parents told you. Debt is wealth. When you’re in a hole, keep digging for victory!
No time to waste, Mr Darling
Mr Darling, there may be no Spring for many housebuilders if something is not done soon
Masters of missing the moment
Just about every action the government has taken to help the market has been too little too late. By acting now on mortgages the government can reverse that trend
Half a glass
The government’s housing targets and its policy aspirations for infrastructure funding, affordable housing, zero carbon, Lifetime Homes, etc. were built on rising land values. A fundamental rethink is now required
Minister speech lifts industry at HMI
Housing minister Margaret Beckett's first speech as housing minister was warmly welcomed by delegates at the influential Housing Market Intelligence conference
The higher they rise
International comparisons show the housing markets of Ireland, the UK and Spain were especially vulnerable to any external economic shock. But no one anticipated this shock would be as serious as a global credit crunch
