Building relationships
Phil Slater, channel manager contracts at Whirlpool, looks back at the year and explains how partnerships and relationships between the supply sector and house…
Where is the will?
Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS Group, argues that because the average councillor is a white elderly male, it is no surpri…
The drive to nationalise the HAs
The pace of change for social housing providers continues to be fast. Richard Jones, head of residential at Arcadis, thinks the result will be more private sec…
Economic figures see investors taking profits
Steve Menary looks at the reasons behind the recent dip in housebuilder share prices and suggests that the bulls have not been replaced by bears just yet
Home buyer mix changing
Trends in the housing market and housebuilding are driven by slow moving medium to long term trends and more volatile short term influences. John Stewart looks…
Cameron victory helps industry enjoy a decent 2015
For all the positives for the housebuilders, there are some policies which are causing some concern through the law of unintended consequences
Danger ahead for industry
The government and the opposition has thrown down the gauntlet to the industry to "get on and build". Explaining why this might not happen overnight could be a…
Changing our understanding of affordable housing
Richard Jones, head of residential at Arcadis, says that the government continues to change the landscape for housing associations with its announcements and i…
Healey serves food for thought at HMI
At the Housing Market Intelligence conference, shadow housing minister John Healey made a couple of big claims about the industry - one on margins, one on corp…
Creating a climate to deliver homes
Another hugely busy period for the industry has seen more policy announcements and the publication of the Housing and Planning Bill. HBF executive chairman Ste…
