Builders aim for FTSE return
The FTSE 100 is 30 years old. Since its launch, housebuilding and construction representation has dropped. Steve Menary wonders whether the Help to Buy recovery will reverse the situation – but if so, for how long?
New tools to control housing market
The Bank of England has identified a new set of tools to decouple control of the housing market from control of the economy, allowing interest rates to remain low but avoiding overheating in the housing market. John Stewart looks at what this might mean for the housebuilding industry
Thank goodness for Kirsty and Phil
Finally, a programme showing the benefits of new homes and not treating all developers as greedy, immoral monsters
Giving new homes a fair hearing
<p>Ben Roskrow despairs of the anti-developer tone of much of the media interest in the housebuilding industry, but finds solace in Kirsty and Phil on<em> Location, Location, Location</em></p>
A need for real partnerships
Phil Slater, Indesit Company channel manager, Portfolio team, argues that as the market picks up all suppliers to the housing industry must ensure that real relationships are forged and maintained through the creation of real partnerships with customers and suppliers
Stock responses
As the housing market continues its recovery, Steve Menary looks at City sentiment – will it buy, hold or sell?
Costs rising for the housebuilding sector
Richard Jones, group head of regeneration and growth, says that costs in the residential sector will be forced up next year and in 2015 as the pressure on a decimated labour market and a shrunken product sector increases
To 2016 and beyond
As government measures to support housing demand are withdrawn and interest rates begin to rise, the postelection government will have to decide whether to extend Help to Buy equity loan to maintain home building says John Stewart
More of the same in 2014 please
All three main political parties are being vocal about the need to build houses and are clambering over themselves to keep the industry on side
Save us from confused thinking on cities
Andy Martin of communities consultancy PPS Group argues that now is not the time to change the way we are seeking to address the regeneration of our towns and cities – years of work are set to come to fruition
