Fatally flawed
Paul Smith of The Strategic Land Group, says the standard method is a case study in how not to change planning policy
Building for multigenerational living
Sarah White, residential sector manager at British Gypsum, says that today’s modern home involves multigenerational living - a trend that is on the rise across the UK
The value of trust
Emma Kane, chief executive of Newgate Communications, outlines the importance of trust to any organisation
Local homes by local people
Paul Turton, head of sales – development finance, at United Trust Bank details the advantages of using local smaller builders on sites
The residential disrupters
If Amazon has disrupted retail, and WeWork the office, what is residential’s disrupter? Robert Lee, DAC Beachcroft’s head of residential, takes a look
Assessing land value in uncertain times
Richard Jones, partner at Arcadis, says that the issue of the relationship between cost and value needs to be monitored
Keeping housing at the top of the political agenda
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that there are a mass of issues related to housing and new homes delivery that need addressing
Rising to the challenge of a critical media
Ben Roskrow reminds us that there is much to admire in an under fire industry
The case for fitting flood defence doors
Kevin Kiernan, national sales manager at Bowater by Birtley, looks at why developers should consider flood defence doors
Providing the homes for city leavers
Aneisha Beveridge, analyst at Hamptons International, looks at the number of people leaving expensive cities and buying elsewhere
