APRIL 2017

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In this issue

Sajid’s challenge

Communities secretary tells housebuilders to improve on quality, design and sales terms

HBF Policy conference

We report from a busy day of industry analysis, politics and economics

Advanced Avant

An interview with Avant Homes boss Colin Lewis

Housing Growth Partnership

A new private/public body has been set up to invest in the volume builders of the future

Health and wellbeing

a Housebuilder/Saint-Gobain round table met to discuss a new report into health and wellbeing in new home

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HMI Report a crucial tool for business planning

The 2025 Housing Market Intelligence Report will launch at the Housing Market Intelligence Conference on October 8. Suzie Mayes looks at the origins of this essential read for any one interested in housebuilding and offers a preview of this year's content

The Interview - Steve Wood, NHBC

As Steve Woods, NHBC's chief executive, prepares to retire from the business, he looks at his eight years heading the organisation, his achievements and what he has learned about housebuilding. He speaks to Suzie Mayes.

Smart water

As global demand for water rises, the NHBC Foundation's latest report looks at the countries demonstrating leadership in water management.

Optimism about government fades as new threats hit SMEs

It is all change in this years SWOT analysis as our panellists, a year into a Labour government, wait to see if a raft of positive housing initiatives will ease the path to delivering more homes. Meanwhile, new regulations and taxes are a significant Threat to smaller housebuilders. Ben Roskrow analyses 2025's SWOT results.