Features

Much obliged

Bill Mackie of Cripps Harries Hall argues that it is essential that a landowner is required to enter into planning obligations – otherwise your development cou…

Train times

As public funds become more scarce, those in charge of cash distribution are going to be more demanding. Take note – if you have not got an apprentice programm…

Making a difference

With Christmas approaching, thoughts turn to charitable deeds – and one housebuilder is paving the way. Suzie Mayes reports on Connolly Homes – the firm that d…

Golden Gate

South Gate is a small scheme spread across four plots in Totnes which could have spelt disaster for Midas Homes but instead became an award winning project. St…

Thermal currents

The robust details scheme introduced for sound insulation regulations has been good for the industry and driven up standards. So could a similar approach work …

Village genius

The restored Tudor Gatehouse at Bramshott Place Village

Persimmon equipped for steady growth

Persimmon is starting to recruit again – taking on 20 school leavers – and shifting its attention to traditional two storey family housing. Chief exec Mike Far…

TW builds again

Taylor Wimpey boss Pete Redfern tells Ben Roskrowhe is pleasantly surprised by the market and is seeing activity on his sites speed up

Riders of the storm

What has it been like being a chief executive of one of the big housebuilders during the storm of the past 18 months? Ben Roskrow talks to the bosses of two of…

A year or two of living very dangerously indeed