June 2014

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What a night

Heatrae Sadia wins the Housebuilder Brain game as the industry raises £200,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care

HMI speakers

Barratt boss Mark Clare to give a keynote speech at Housing Market Intelligence 2014

Small is beautiful

A look at the industry’s SMEs and their role in increasing new homes supply

Big plans

Lend Lease head of resi Richard Cook on the firms plans to boost new homes output

Team building

NHBC is has launched its biggest recruitment campaign for 30 years

Insulation

Our round up of the key products

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Industry mostly welcomes CMA report.

In late February, the Competition and Markets Authority published the results of its year-long study into housebuilding. Housebuilder looks at some of the conclusions and gets the industry’s reaction.

The state of play for small housebuilders.

The recent State of Play report confirms that conditions for SME housebuilders are tougher than ever. Chris Windle talks to smaller companies about the challenges they face and what they would like to see the government do to help.

The Interview

Spencer McCarthy, Churchill Retirement Living. Spencer McCarthy, ceo and chairman of Churchill Retirement Living, talks to Suzie Mayes about 30 years of fronting a firm, the challenges the business has endured since Brexit and how he is continuing to support older buyers.

Regional Builder Hub to offer lifeline to SMEs

Ben Bolgar, the King’s Foundation’s executive director, and Edwin de Silva, secretariat for the APPG for SME housebuilders, are seeking to turn around the fortunes of SME housebuilders through the creation of a Regional Builder Hub initiative. Housebuilder finds out more.