Housing Market Intelligence 2014: Britain's Top 25 Housebuilders
The 2014 Housing Market Intelligence Report will be launched at the Housing Market<br />Intelligence conference on October 8 and will include the Top 75 housebuilder listing. Report<br />editor Brian Green previews what is in the report and reveals the Top 25
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 Brian Green looks at some of the findings of the report and reveals this year’s Top 25
Ask the experts
Neil Smith, NHBC's head of research and innovation, presents bin storage, recruitment and its upcoming Part L guide as examples of how the NHBC Foundation is supporting the industry right now
Safe as houses
In July NHBC held its fifth annual Health and Safety Awards, recognising onsite health and safety best practice. Housebuilder profiles the winners and honours those who scooped special prizes this year for their hard work in this crucial area
Skills spotlight
This month's Housebuilder SWOT analysis identifies skills shortages as the major Threat facing the industry. Suzie Mayes looks at what housebuilders are doing to address the labour gap – including recruiting from other sectors and boosting the image of housebuilding
SWOT 2014: SUPPLIERS - Supply side looks to innovation to fulfil industry growth potential
How do the firms that supply materials and services to the housebuilders see the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats facing the industry? Ben Roskrow looks at the responses from this key sector
SWOT 2014: THREATS - Skills shortages threaten industry growth
In one of the clearest trends in the industry, the challenge of "Labour and management shortages" has rocketed to the top of the list of Threats facing housebuilders.
SWOT 2014: OPPORTUNITIES - The land of opportunity for housebuilders
"We are getting more smaller builders coming back into the market, which is vital if we are ever to get anywhere near 200,000 homes a year", John Tebbit, managing director, Robust Details Ltd
SWOT 2014: WEAKNESSES - Mortgage market concerns back to the fore
Although not making the Top Five, a lack of land coming through the planning system scored among several respondents as a Weakness
SWOT 2014: STRENGTHS - Demand leads the way to strong market
While demand, supply and growth dominated the top three Strengths, the continuing "Low mortgage rates" and the positive "Industry/government relationship" also made the Top Five
