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The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

Targeting a solution for our "broken housing market"

April 6, 2017 Comment

In advance of its launch of an offsite house, the Keystone Group commercial director Sean Og Coyle explains what actions the firm is taking to meet the challen…

Richard Jones

A targeted immigration approach

April 6, 2017 Comment

The native UK construction workforce is ageing and hundreds of thousands will retire in the next few years. So, as Arcadis partner Richard Jones argues, we wil…

David O'Leary

White Paper signals change in starter homes policy

April 6, 2017 Comment

HBF policy director David O'Leary delves deeper into the Housing White Paper and unearths some important, and possibly overlooked, changes in emphasis on Affor…

Ben Roskrow

An industry under the spotlight

April 6, 2017 Comment

There is a saying in the newspaper and magazine publishing world that readers "come for the news and stay for the features".

Embedding customer focused thinking

Embedding customer focused thinking

March 1, 2017 Comment

Charles Sweeney, chief operating officer at Tamdown, considers customer focus and how vital this is in all areas of our industry

How Help to Buy underpins the market

March 1, 2017 Comment

Richard Jones, partner at Arcadis, looks at the importance of Help to Buy to the private sales market and the continuing shift in emphasis in the strategies of…

Stewart Baseley new

A massive package of change

March 1, 2017 Comment

HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that the Housing White Paper is not as lightweight as some think and over time could make a big difference to supply

The end of buy-to-let?

The end of buy-to-let?

March 1, 2017 Comment

Johnny Morris, research director at Countrywide, looks at the burgeoning Build to Rent sector as large investors look to get involved. Will they continue to gr…

Steve Menary

Funding falls short for SMEs

March 1, 2017 Comment

Steve Menary examines claims that despite the announcements and the rhetoric, it has been difficult for smaller builders to access funding from either banks or…

Help to Buy equity loan - looking beyond 2021

Help to Buy equity loan - looking beyond 2021

March 1, 2017 Comment

HBF policy director David O'Leary looks at the success - in terms of popularity and politics - of Help to Buy equity loan and the possibilities beyond 2021