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
Examining the new build premium
Johnny Morris, research director at Countrywide, looks at the new home premium – how long does it last on a home and are developers getting better at building homes that maintain the premium longer?
Not all doom and gloom for SMEs
It certainly has been the year to talk about the plight of the small and medium sized housebuilder. If analysis alone could solve the problem of the decline of smaller businesses, then we would be in great shape.
Big housebuilding targets mean big political decisions
HBF policy director David O’Leary examines how increasing new homes supply has moved up the agenda among the main political parties. But what would actually need to be done to hit the targets required?
JVs can ease problems with HA new build homes
Richard Jones, partner at Arcadis, looks at recent stories about quality challenges for housing associations as their multi-tenure model develops, and suggests that joint ventures are the way forward
