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
A sound UK market trumps the China crisis
Despite the China crisis and concerns over impending interest rate rises, housebuilder share prices continue to be robust and are outperforming many other stocks. This, as Steve Menary reports, is because "the fundamentals are sound"
HAs will evolve undergovernment "attack"
Housing associations are under attack by the government, says EC Harris head of residential Richard Jones. But this may just prompt a step change in the housebuilding sector
Spotlight on industry intensifies
The upward trajectory in private housebuilding appears to have stalled. This, along with the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, will intensify the spotlight on the industry and may force the government to seek new housing supply solutions, warns John Stewart
Building for a changing market
The latest New Homes Research from Countrywide, the UK's largest property services group, has found that recent changes to the housing market are beginning to affect the delivery of new homes with the private rented sector (PRS) growing and the distribution of wealth set to play a larger part. Housebuilder report
