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Menary looks at the reasons behind the recent dip in housebuilder share prices and suggests that the bulls have not been replaced by bears just yet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 at recent evidence
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
<p>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 challenge for the industry, says Ben Roskrow</p>
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 initiatives
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 corporate structure. Steve Menary checks the truth behind them both
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 Stewart Baseley assesses the implications for housebuilders
Home ownership turnaround
The prime minister's commitment to home ownership, and his identification of housing as "one big piece of unfinished business in our economy", puts him in the footsteps of Conservative Party leaders extending back nearly a century, says John Stewart
Danger for industry as focus turns on supply
Delivering a significant increase in new homes - given the challenges of the planning system, the skills crisis and the changes to the affordable housing system - is going to be hard
The importance ofleading with the landscape
Chris Harrop, group marketing director of Marshalls, supplier of hard landscaping, street furniture and water management products, says that putting landscaping at the heart of development will boost wellbeing and happiness
