Deregulation actions yet to match intentions
The government has yet to make any significant reductions in the national regulatory burden on home building, despite good intentions, says John Stewart, while…
A good start to an exciting year
Ben Roskrow welcomes in 2012 and tells industry why it is not just the Olympics that is giving the country hope
Reasons to be cheerful - parts 1,2,3
If you're a glass half full sort of person, then, argues Ben Roskrow, there are reasons to be cheerful in the housing market in the short, medium and longer te…
Playing on the margins
Steve Menary assesses the recent financial performance of the plcs and suggests the City is pushing hard for further improvements in margin.
A competitive contracting market
Richard Jones, head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, urges caution for those looking to reap the benefit of competitive tender prices.
Home building to drive economic recovery
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…
Mortgage scheme rewards industry’s hard work
Ben Roskrow looks at how the government's "game changing" mortgage indemnity scheme came into being and answers its critics.
Time to sideline the selfish
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
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…
Risk of government give and take
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
