A realistic picture
The latest trading updates reflect a more subdued market than in recent times but the City is still pleased, says Steve Menary
Housing market recovery slows in 2014
The housing market recovery has slowed during 2014 and volumes remain well below their pre-crash peaks, says John Stewart
Uh oh - interesting times ahead in 2015
So, that was 2014. Not bad on the whole - a decent housing market, plenty of political interest in the industry, material shortages easing and a growing econom…
Time to rebrand PRS
Rebecca Eatwell, director of communications consultancy PPS Group's northern office, asks whether the private rented sector is in need of an image overhaul
The housing delivery capacity conundrum
Richard Jones, group head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, reveals that a new report from his firm on new homes delivery suggests more focus is needed …
Pushing at the margins
Steve Menary examines the recent financial figures from the publicly listed housebuilders and sees a surge in margins. He examines whether it is essential to f…
Lyons focuses minds ahead of election
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley looks at the recommendations of the Lyons Housing Review, the Labour Party's wide-ranging analysis of housing and houseb…
Lyons proposes new delivery model
The Lyons Housing Review concludes that the public sector must have a significantly expanded role if we are to solve our housing supply crisis. John Stewart ha…
Nice to hear "normal" as industry gathers at HMI
The housebuilding recovery is now roughly a year-and-a-half old if we take Q2 2013 as its starting point.
It's time to welcome SUDs
The adoption of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDs) in new housing developments remains a contentious issue for housebuilders, highways and local authori…
