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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

Time to sideline the selfish

1 Nov 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!

1 Oct 2011 Comment

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

The question of viability

1 Oct 2011 Comment

Richard Jones, head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, looks at the question of margin – how much does a development need to return to make it viable?

John Stewart

Misinformation drives anti-NPPF campaign

1 Oct 2011 Comment

Opponents of the National Planning Policy Framework's reforms have resorted to innuendo, misinformation and even outright fabrication to support their case. John Stewart explores the facts.

Ben Roskrow

A shame of a campaign

1 Oct 2011 Comment

Ben Roskrow laments the Telegraph's anti-development campaign, but looks forward to hearing what the CPRE has to say at the Housing Market Intelligence conference.

Ben Roskrow

A shame of a campaign

27 Sep 2011 Comment

Ben Roskrow argues that the Daily Telegraph should know better than to run its one-eyed "Hands off our land" campaign which is unnecessarily raising the fears of its readers and skewing the argument on important planning reforms

Market View - Engineering a newway forward

1 Sep 2011 Comment

Richard Jones, head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, looks at the grant allocations for affordable housing and the progress of the new planning regime

Lobby now for planning sense

1 Sep 2011 Comment

There has been an hysterical reaction from anti-development groups to the new planning proposals. HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley calls on the whole industry to make the case for a sensible framework for housing growth

Suzie Mayes

A framework for planning change

1 Sep 2011 Comment

The draft National Planning Policy Framework has been mkaking waves with its pro-growth approach. Suzie Mayes reports the key details and hears the issues from the experts.

John Stewart

Localism is not nihilism

1 Sep 2011 Comment

Ministers need to explain to their heartland supporters that localism does not equal nihilism