Housing – a political battleground
Stewart Baseley, executive chairman of the Homes Builders Federation, discusses the performance and policies of the two main political policies – outlined at t…
Pause for breath
The results season may be over but round two comes at the end of the year. In the meantime, Steve Menary looks at the overall picture
What value the public asset “fire sale”?
Richard Jones of EC Harris questions how much cash will actually be raised by the government’s sale of public assets and welcomes progress on the HCA’s Deliver…
Celebrating a commitment to innovation
Those who continue to innovate will thrive in the longer term – and that is why this year’s Awards are so important and this year’s shortlisted companies and w…
That Bobby Zamora moment
At the recent HMI conference housing minister John Healey was left with a gaping open goal when delegates reacted with dismay to the Tories localism agenda. Bu…
Bubble vision
Large housebuilders are feeling pressure from the Square Mile to report only good news lest they wish to see their stock drop – the last thing they want when s…
What shape the recession?
Richard Jones of EC Harris ponders whether the recession is coming to an end and what shape this particular downturn will eventually take
An inconvenient truth
The planning system has failed to perform for nearly two decades. Plans have not been produced, and housing supply has been rationed. Why should it be any diff…
A reward for remarkable resilience
News emanating from some of the big housebuilders this month is really quite remarkable – reservations are up, new sites are opening and firms are looking to g…
Back to building but not like before
The industry is getting back on its feet despite dire predictions of the demise of the traditional housebuilding model. However, don't expect a return to the v…
