October 2022

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October 2022

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THE TOP 25 HOUSEBUILDERS

The Housing Market Intelligence Report will be launched at this year’s Housing Market Intelligence Conference in London on October 6th. HMI report editor Brian Green gives a taste of the findings of the report and reveals this year’s Top 25 housebuilders

The Interview - Andrew Jay, Anderson Group

Anderson Group chief executive Andrew Jay tells Ben Roskrow how the company is using its contracting know how to take on challenging but rewarding residential schemes

Building better for the customer

Barbara Akinkunmi, Lovell Partnerships’ assistant design manager, explores what the industry needs to do to keep improving new homes to satisfy customer demands

Adding land value

NHBC’s Land Quality Service de-risks and adds value to land for residential development. Suzie Mayes finds out more from Karen Thornton, NHBC’s land quality service manager

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Policy Conference captures hurdles to homes target

The HBF Policy Conference saw the housing secretary send a “call to arms” to industry to get building while other speakers detailed the numerous obstacles to this. Suzie Mayes reports

The Interview – Dave Smith & Matt Vincent, Spitfire Homes

Dave Smith became managing director of Spitfire Homes in 2025, with Matt Vincent operations director since 2024. They talk to Suzie Mayes about offering high quality homes in different markets, changes to the company and moving from being an SME to a more regionalised business

Celebrating social value

Julie Baker, Keepmoat North West’s social value manager, was crowned 2025’s Housebuilder Star for her commitment to helping young people. Suzie Mayes discovers why Baker’s background motivated her and takes a look at how other housebuilders approach social value

Crafting a career in construction

NHBC explores the various routes into housebuilding and the training it delivers to help resolve the skills shortage and retain talent