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The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

Ben Roskrow

Charting an industry's progress through challenging times

Oct. 1, 2012 Comment

Ben Roskrow looks back at ten years of the Housing Market Intelligence (HMI) initiative, picking up on the trends recorded over the years and what the latest H…

Suzie Mayes

A true Olympic legacy

Sept. 5, 2012 Comment

The new private homes at the Olympics Athletes' Village will be be available for long term rent. Could this trigger a new way of thinking about UK rental, asks…

Steve Menary

Form ratings

Sept. 1, 2012 Comment

Steve Menary gives a round up of the latest results and finds that demand is holding steady.

Housing activity lends lie to stats

Sept. 1, 2012 Comment

Richard Jones, head of residential and regeneration at EC Harris, argues that there is enough activity underway in the sector to contradict the government's di…

Keeping the Olympic glow

Sept. 1, 2012 Comment

HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that the government's clear commitment to increasing housing construction provides reason for cautious optimism and…

John Stewart

Housebuilding to drive economic recovery

Sept. 1, 2012 Comment

Falling construction output has dragged Britain into a double-dip recession. John Stewart looks at prospects for a government housebuilding package to pull the…

Suzie Mayes

A true Olympic legacy

Sept. 1, 2012 Comment

Suzie Mayes speculates that with the new homes at the Olympics Athletes' Village set to be private rented with an on-site landlord, the scheme could lead the w…

Steve Menary

Private investigations

July 1, 2012 Comment

Steve Menary rounds up what he can glean of the results of the UK's bigger privately-owned housebuilders

The affordable housing question

July 1, 2012 Comment

Richard Jones, head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, says that the whole concept of affordable housing is being challenged which could see a more flexi…

Time for government to be bold

July 1, 2012 Comment

HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseleytakes the opportunity of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee to look back at 60 years of housebuilding in the UK, and concludes t…