John Stewart’s viewpoint - New home crunch
Housebuilders are having to weather the storm cooked up by the credit crunch and MPC’s attempts to curtail inflation, whilst lenders refuse to lend and offices are shut down
Prezza’s our man
There’s only one solution – to coax our former deputy prime minister away from his deckchair and doughnut mountain back into office
John Stewart’s Viewpoint
While the results of the third annual customer satisfaction survey show three quarters of respondents would recommend their builder to a friend, defects and after sales service needs to be improved
Poor response to ?50 billion rescue package
The Treasury and Bank of England?s generous ?50 billion liquidity injection into the banking sector could be seen as a taxpayer-funded rescue package. Albeit one which seems absolutely essential at this time.
The Walrus
Imagine if the car industry faced the same agenda as housebuilders: zero petrol consumption, self-renewing non-polymer tires… they wouldn’t make a fuss now, would they?
John Stewart’s viewpoint
The Treasury has predicted an easing of the credit crisis in the second half of the year but this may prove overly optimistic; a housing market recovery could be some way off
Honest agents
“Nobody is buying anything at all and the vendor is desperate to sell”
Conference captures industry mood
The industry's inaugural Housing Futures conference, held in Nottingham yesterday, certainly captured the industry's mood in the face of the market slowdown and increasing regulatory burden.
Budget day looms
The impact of last autumn's credit crunch shows no sign of diminishing, as lending conditions continue to tighten, with first time buyers hardest hit.
