Features

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

Share dealing

Oct. 1, 2007 Feature

Increasing affordable housing supply without dipping into the public purse is a government priority. Colin Blakey tells Allison Heller how Bellway Housing Trust is helping first time buyers onto the property ladder through its own shared equity funding model

Mixed tenure agenda

Oct. 1, 2007 Feature

In a post-green paper world, mixed tenure communities are considered the only way forward and private investment is desperately needed to shore up social housing funds. Mark Smulian reports

The £8 billion man

Oct. 1, 2007 Feature

The Housing Corporation’s acting chief executive Steve Douglas hit the ground running just as the government announced an ambitious new housing delivery programme. In the first of our three affordable housing special features on pages 24 to 34, he tells Allison Heller why the private sector has a greater role than ever to play in meeting the challenge

Newhall’s new approach

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

This month’s Development of the Month takes Steve Menary to Newhall in Harlow, Essex, where the Moen brothers have decided to take a greater stake in the land they have been selling off to developers, bringing in architects to design their own scheme

Policy washout

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

The government faced a public backlash when forced to announce new housebuilding targets in the midst of summer deluges, which offered a portent of how flood-prone growth areas might end up looking. Chris Webb discovers the latest plans to protect new developments

Housebuilding 2007 show preview

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

The industry is set to gather for an all-star conference line-up and product showcase at the annual Housebuilding exhibition. Chris Windle previews the highlights of the show, which takes place at London’s Business Design Centre on October 9 and 10

A tale of Taylor Wimpey

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

The latest league tables of planning applications across the UK shows the impact of the Taywood Wimpey merger. The new mega builder now dominates many, but not all, regions, reports Steve Menary.

Reality Bites

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

Born out of Rydon Construction, REAL is establishing itself as an urban renewal specialist. Director Mark Mitchener tells Allison Heller why bringing local communities on board is central to its success

To bank or not to bank

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

That is the question Allison Heller asks a range of industry insiders, as the landbanking debate heats up under the spotlight of a forthcoming Office of Fair Trading inquiry

One step at a time

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

Hometrack research director Richard Donnell argues that our focus on headline housebuilding levels is misguided: the key to the affordability crisis lies in increasing the supply of one-bedroom properties.