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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

John Stewart

Home building to drive economic recovery

Dec. 1, 2011 Comment

The government has introduced a raft of measures to help home building play a central role in driving Britain's economic recovery. But success will require the…

Ben Roskrow

Mortgage scheme rewards industry’s hard work

Dec. 1, 2011 Comment

Ben Roskrow looks at how the government's "game changing" mortgage indemnity scheme came into being and answers its critics.

Ben Roskrow

Time to sideline the selfish

Nov. 8, 2011 Comment

Ben Roskrow argues that many opponents of new planning rules are plain selfish and are not considering the needs of those who are not yet on the property ladde…

McLocalism–How Scotland handles localism

Nov. 1, 2011 Comment

Donald Anderson, who runs the Scottish office for communications consultancy PPS Group, says that Scotland has been working with localism for a couple of years…

Steve Menary

Risk of government give and take

Nov. 1, 2011 Comment

Steve Menary says that the government may well be looking to ease the path for housebuilders to build more homes, but there is a price to pay

Getting Britain building again

Nov. 1, 2011 Comment

Richard Jones, head of residential and regeneration at EC Harris, looks at the government’s efforts to get the market moving

Government must stand firmon planning changes

Nov. 1, 2011 Comment

The consultation on the new planning system has now closed and the debate has ranged from hysterical in the media to feisty but constructive at the HMI confere…

John Stewart

Housing crisis divides by age andwealth

Nov. 1, 2011 Comment

The housing crisis can only be solved if older, affluent baby boomers face up to the damaging consequences of housing shortages for the young and less wealthy

Ben Roskrow

Time to sideline the selfish

Nov. 1, 2011 Comment

Ben Roskrow says it is time to sideline the selfish who are only opposing the new planning system for their own interests

Steve Menary

Land ahoy!

Oct. 1, 2011 Comment

Steve Menary looks at the land buying activities of housebuilders reporting recently