HA mergers signal changing industry dynamics
Richard Jones, partner at Arcadis, looks at the intense activity in the housing association world and argues that the mergers and acquisitions mean new organisations are coming forward to increase housing supply
Best foot forward into the autumn
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley looks ahead to another crucial period for home builders including challenges on leasehold, Help to Buy, skills and more
Assessing Edinburgh’s City Deal
Craig Harrow, head of Newgate Communications’ Scotland office, looks at Edinburgh’s long awaited City Deal. Is it ambitious enough to tackle the “crisis” in housing in Scotland’s capital city?
Radical change to be found in collaborative solutions
H+H managing director Calum Forsyth considers the future for innovation in housebuilding, arguing that it is up to the industry to find solutions to the skills and training conundrum – will a combination of offsite and traditional be the way forward?
New workers research confirms need for industry to step up on skills
HBF director of external affairs John Slaughter looks at new research on migrant workers in the UK construction industry which confirms that the work of the Home Building Skills Partnership will be vital in tackling the skills gap
Revolutionising attitudes to housebuilding
Trudi Stewart, Cullen product manager at ITW Construction Products, argues that the time to act on modern methods of construction is now – the stars are aligning
A paradigm shift in housing delivery
Richard Jones, partner at Arcadis, looks at the changing residential model of the housing associations towards a multi-tenure world that could thrive in the face of recessions and improve sustainability
Housing still the focus despite election surprise
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley analyses the implications of the result of the general election for the housebuilding industry and finds that policies on housing and home ownership could be even more important now
The future of housebuilding starts now
Andrew Orriss, head of business development at SIG360, argues that it is important to look to the future …but not too far ahead. We need to explore the development of existing technologies, he says
