Profit, planet and people
Lend Lease intends to build more than 1,000 homes a year from 2017 - five times what it delivered last year. Ben Roskrow talks to the firm's head of residentia…
Sizing up the market
The task of increasing output must be taken on by housebuilders of all sizes. But for small to medium sized firms this is not so easy. Suzie Mayes looks at the…
Game on
The Olympic Village, home to 17,000 athletes and officials during London 2012, is now seeing the first of hundreds of new residents at E20 – East Village…
Marvellous City
At the end of last year, Mar City changed from housing contractor to pure housebuilder. Suzie Mayes speaks to ceo Tony Ryan who plans to make his mark in the i…
Hertfordshire hero
Suzie Mayes talks to two housebuilders with growth plans who – while different to each other – share a love for design-led housing and are headed b…
Legislating against empties
Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS, says that there is no easy solution to the problem of investors leaving new apartments in…
Party time
In just a year, the general election will take place. The battle for No.10 is well underway but what should the parties do to win the industry's vote, and how …
Have a HUG
NHBC's new Home User Guide lets home owners access all the information they need to run their new home, with everything now online. From next month, NHBC will …
Getting better
Site safety has had a lot of press but less has been publicised about occupational health and illness in the construction sector. Michelle Aldous, ceo of Const…
Early blows struck in 2015 election fight
The general election campaign is well underway if the performances of housing minister Kris Hopkins and shadow housing minister Emma Reynolds at last month's H…
