Features

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

NHBC’s global involvement

March 1, 2012 Feature

Housebuilder reports on NHBC’s growing worldwide influence, homing in on a new project in Australia

A work in progress

March 1, 2012 Feature

NHBC has launched its second report on attitudes towards low and zero carbon homes. The Foundation’s Ted Chandler looks at the key findings

Digging up the past

March 1, 2012 Feature

Berkeley’s Kidbrooke Village in south east London is an ambitious project, replacing a notorious estate. Suzie Mayes gets an update on the progress and finds o…

Playing the long game on planning

March 1, 2012 Feature

The government has quietly faced down criticism of the National Planning Policy Framework, but will planning inspectors stay calm too, asks PPS’ Stephen Byfield

West End girl

March 1, 2012 Feature

Ben Roskrow meets Taylor Wimpey Central London md Ingrid Skinner to hear about the division’s big plans for 2012

Taking the Red Tape Challenge

March 1, 2012 Feature

Mark Smulian looks at the two initiatives currently underway to ease the red tape burden on the industry. Will they work or are they just fiddling around the e…

Fantastic Four

Jan. 1, 2012 Feature

The four best site managers of 2011 have been crowned at the final of NHBC's Pride in the Job Awards, celebrating exemplary commitment to building quality new …

Flat City

Flat City

Jan. 1, 2012 Feature

Applications for new build flats are now growing at a faster rate than houses after the recent swing towards family homes. Steve Menary breaks down the figures…

Will Pickles buckle?

Jan. 1, 2012 Feature

Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS Group, wonders whether the government will buckle under pressure to amend draft planning p…

Developers line up for Get Britain Building Fund

Developers line up for Get Britain Building Fund

Jan. 1, 2012 Feature

A Glenigan survey for Housebuilder shows that 69,000 homes are stalled in Great Britain. Steve Menary looks at the details of the Get Britain Building Fund whi…