A walk in the park
Suzie Mayes visits two schemes of different sizes - the large regeneration project of Heyford Park and a small ten-home development, Walnut Trees Hill. But bot…
Housing zones - an opportunity, but with issues
Mark Smulian looks at what is meant by housing zones and finds out whether they are a true opportunity to deliver increased numbers of new homes
Underground oversights
Basement projects have become popular in certain areas over the past 13 years. But they have raised various concerns about poor workmanship and health and safe…
It's a Living thing
In July, Kier announced its decision to launch a new unified national housing division - Kier Living. Suzie Mayes meets executive md John Anderson to hear abou…
Finance special - Policy points
Insurance is something that housebuilders hope they will never use but they definitely need. Suzie Mayes finds out about a site based insurance scheme and what…
Finance special - Financial focus
Housebuilder returns to the key players in the lending sector for an update on the finance market. What, if anything, has changed since April?
Finance special - Small talk
In the first part of our finance special, Suzie Mayes finds out how smaller housebuilders have been faring with development finance over the past six months. T…
Who wants to be the Mercedes of housebuilding?
Brands are crucial in many sectors, but they are not a feature of housebuilding. Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS, wonders …
Housing Market Intelligence 2014: Britain's Top 25 Housebuilders
The 2014 Housing Market Intelligence Report will be launched at the Housing MarketIntelligence conference on October 8 and will include the Top 75 housebuilder…
Housing Market Intelligence 2014: A market in a melting pot
The 2014 Housing Market Intelligence Report, including the Top 75 housebuilders, will be launched at the annual HMI conference on October 8. Report editor Bria…
