Features

The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

Building hope for the future

Building hope for the future

Feb. 1, 2017 Feature

Habitat for Humanity is relaunching its Hope Builders campaign this year, and wants as much of the industry as possible on board. Suzie Mayes finds out about t…

Best in the business

Best in the business

Feb. 1, 2017 Feature

Four exceptional housebuilders have beaten back stiff competition to be crowned the UK's Supreme Winners at the NHBC's Pride in the Job 2016 gala final. Houseb…

Turning things around

Turning things around

Feb. 1, 2017 Feature

At the start of 2015, Katy Jordan was drafted in as the new md of Storey Homes and in a short space of time has rebooted the Milton Keynes business. Suzie Maye…

Future hopes and forecasts

Future hopes and forecasts

Feb. 1, 2017 Feature

After a momentous 2016, Housebuilder quizzes the industry on what challenges and opportunities to expect this year. Suzie Mayes reports on the sector's hopes a…

Innovative solutions for the affordability crisis

Innovative solutions for the affordability crisis

Dec. 1, 2016 Feature

Sarah White, residential market manager of British Gypsum, says the firm is working on an innovative scheme with the London Borough of Newham to help provide g…

New homes advantage

New homes advantage

Dec. 1, 2016 Feature

Neil Smith, NHBC's head of research and innovation, gives an overview of the NHBC Foundation's latest publication, The Advantages of New Homes, compiled from c…

The dangers of prediction

The dangers of prediction

Dec. 1, 2016 Feature

Stephen Byfield, md of communications consultancy PPS Group, says that predicting anything, especially big events, is just a waste of time as 2016 has proved. …

Healthy housing

Healthy housing

Dec. 1, 2016 Feature

Mark Smulian looks at the NHS Healthy New Towns initiative and charts its progress on sites around the country

Hill reaching for the summit

Hill reaching for the summit

Dec. 1, 2016 Feature

Ben Roskrow goes on site with Hill deputy managing director Greg Hill to discuss the firm’s growth plans, working in partnership and the market

Building homes in the greenbelt

Building homes in the greenbelt

Dec. 1, 2016 Feature

Is it time to review the greenbelt boundaries? Johnny Morris, research director at Countrywide, analyses the rate of development of new homes in these politica…