Features

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

Britain's Biggest Housebuilders

Oct. 1, 2012 Feature

The Top 25 Housebuilders: The 2012 Housing Market Intelligence Report will be launched at the Housing Market Intelligence conference in London on October 3. It…

SWOT 2012

Sept. 1, 2012 Feature

The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats facing the housebuilding industry – as voted for by Housebuilder's expert industry panel.

The Roofng Masterclass – brought to you by Redland

Sept. 1, 2012 Feature

In January this year, the NHBC made changes to its standards focusing on the issue of mechanical fixing of ridge and hip tiles on roofs. How has the industry f…

Tile guide

Sept. 1, 2012 Feature

The industry is adapting well to the revised standards on pitched roofs, which became effective on January 1 2012. Graham Perrior, NHBC's head of standards and…

Planning in perspective

Sept. 1, 2012 Feature

The latest planning tables give a mixed picture, but an improved one on quarter one's results which were plagued by uncertainty over the planning system. Steve…

Localism? Never heard of it

Sept. 1, 2012 Feature

Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS, says there are signs that the government is rowing back from localism. If so, it needs to…

CALA in a good place

Sept. 1, 2012 Feature

Scottish-based housebuilder CALA Homes has turned out a solid trading performance over the past year. Suzie Mayes talks to ceo Alan Brown about CALA's results …

Sustainable housebuilding – the answers lie in careful planning

July 1, 2012 Feature

The Local Housing Delivery Group has produced two key reports on viability of local plans and on local standards for delivering new homes. Sir John Harman, cha…

New model army

July 1, 2012 Feature

The housing crisis may herald a new wave of ideas for generating development finance and building homes. Suzie Mayes reports on the new development models, dif…

It pays to know your politics

July 1, 2012 Feature

Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS, says knowing the politics and election phasing of your local authority is more important …