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 residential, Richard Cook, about his ambitious growth plans
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 challenges that SMEs face to building more homes and growing their business
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, right next to the Olympic stadium. NHBC's special projects building inspector Ian Pugh, working on the site since 2008, explains the various challenges this legacy scheme has presented over the years
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 industry with quality modular building for the lower end of the market
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 by passionate, hands-on bosses. On this page, Heronslea ceo Jason Rishover talks about his two-year mission in the affluent outer London area. And on page 33, Mar City has designs on the middle to lower end of the market
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 London empty
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 could the opposition win its fight? Suzie Mayes finds out
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 run workshops to show how HUGs can benefit both housebuilder and home owner
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 Constructing Better Health, looks at the figures and how CBH can help improve them
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 HBF Policy conference are anything to go by. Ben Roskrow reports on the opening exchanges and the other conference highlights
