Features

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

Quality reigns supreme

Feb. 1, 2008 Feature

NHBC’s annual Pride in the Job Awards recognise the nation’s top site managers. Melissa Blamey reports on this year’s Supreme Award winners, who enjoyed a gala…

A Gothic masterpiece

Dec. 1, 2007 Feature

A Gothic Venetian building opposite the Bank of England was falling into disrepair until the City of London was persuaded to hand it over for residential devel…

Certified performance

Dec. 1, 2007 Feature

The delayed introduction of energy performance certificates, which has now been put back to April 2008, gives the industry time to properly prepare, NHBC’s Chr…

Table tops

Dec. 1, 2007 Feature

The latest league tables of the most prolific housebuilders across the regions appears to confirm the government’s fears that the latest mergers and acquisitio…

New Year, new opportunities

Dec. 1, 2007 Feature

Housebuilders facing a tightening market would do well to take note of the advice offered by a range of high level commentators on how the most successful busi…

Vision of the future

Dec. 1, 2007 Feature

John Calluctt has delivered his review of housebuilding delivery to government and the industry, recommending a number of measures aimed at maximising future r…

Charity challenge

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

The NHBC’s gruelling HopeBuilder challenge was played out in the Peak District where 20 teams battled for the prize, having raised thousands for Habitat for Hu…

Lifeline

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

Cartwright Pickard Architects’ Life:House is aimed at meeting sustainable homes code level five, explains Peter Cartwright

Taking care of business

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

The sustainable communities agenda has introduced new competitors into the marketplace and opened up new routes to land. Keith Brooks of EC Harris offers some …

Village people

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

Living Villages is all about sustainability, says Bob Tomlinson, who established the firm with a view to taking a radically different approach to housebuilding