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 government to resist pressure from antidevelopment groups who are seeking to water down its planning reforms.
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 ladder
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 now – with some success
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
Getting Britain building again
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
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 conference. HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley hopes the government will now stand by its proposals
Housing crisis divides by age andwealth
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
Time to sideline the selfish
Ben Roskrow says it is time to sideline the selfish who are only opposing the new planning system for their own interests
Land ahoy!
Steve Menary looks at the land buying activities of housebuilders reporting recently
