Taking the lead on a healthier future
Gemma Leonard, head of residential development at international law firm DAC Beachcroft, considers the pivotal role of residential in mixed use developments
Addressing the undersupply of housing
Arcadis partner Richard Jones looks at the undersupply of housing and sees the issue becoming a key differentiator between Labour and the Conservatives
Local elections prove electoral importance of housing
Laura Markus, HBF public and policy affairs advisor, looks at the political profile of housebuilding and how it influenced the local elections
Housing set to be major battleground for 2024 general election
Christopher Roberts, associate director of planning and development consultancy Boyer, looks at the main political parties' approaches to housebuilding
Labour’s housebuilding policy is flawed
Paul Smith of The Strategic Land Group looks at Labour’s enthusiasm for new housing policies and suggests more is done on the supply side than on demand
Building offsite is the key to delivering more sustainable, affordable homes
Ryan Cossar, associate director at the Scottish Futures Trust, explains why offsite construction will help deliver the homes we need
Time for some levy planning
Incoming building safety and infrastructure levies will affect the viability of residential developments, ,says Winckworth Sherwood's Lindsay Garratt
Fabric first shows the path to net zero
Ciaran McAliskey of Keystone Lintels says that new regulations and soaring fuel costs mean that housebuilders need to drive energy savings
The challenge of viability in partnerships
Arcadis partner Richard Jones examines how a successful private/public jv can operate to generate the profit that will help deliver the goals of both parties
Overseas workers vital for industry in tough times ahead
HBF’s Laura Markus looks at the findings of its latest workforce census which throw a light on the make-up, age and nationality of the industry’s on-site labour
