Prepare for double digit material price inflation
Mark Oliver, managing director of H+H, argues that building material prices must rise by 10 to 20% if there is going to be ongoing investment in the UK by the global firms that now dominate the building materials market
Trades on the train
Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS, reflects on the construction workers making their early morning commute from Cambridge to London
Unpredictable politics
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley looks at the critical point that housebuilding has reached in the political arena, with the Scottish referendum this month, the party conference season and, of course, the run up to the general election
Turning the heat down
Richard Jones, group head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, is hearing evidence of a cooling market although the contracting sector seems to tell a different story
Onwards and upwards
Steve Menary steps into the latest results season and finds that everyone is pushing things forward
Wishful thinking dominates supply debate
Much of the debate about our housing supply crisis uses mental gymnastics to avoid facing up to messy reality, argues John Stewart
A skills crisis - on site and in the office
The football transfer window will have closed by the time you read this. But as I write there is a mad scramble among clubs from all divisions to bring in the key players they need to achieve their goals for the season - be that to win the league, qualify for Europe or avoid relegation.
Our Awards reflect an industry of innovation
<p>The finalists have been announced for the Housebuilder Awards and the winners revealed for the Housebuilder Product Awards. Ben Roskrow argues that these Awards help the industry innovate and reward those who go the extra mile</p>
Private progress
Steve Menary rounds up the financial results from the privately-owned housebuilders and suggests that they do not yet reflect the Help to Buy boost – that is still to come
Designed for living
Sarah White, market manager (residential) at British Gypsum looks at ways housebuilders can increase the versatility of the internal building fabric so that homes can better serve the longer term needs of the buyer<br /><br />
