Features

The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

Clad tidings

June 1, 2006 Feature

Cladding can be a cost effective means of boosting a development’s insulation and kerb appeal. Andrew Leech takes a look at the latest modern methods for the …

Nothing but the roof

June 1, 2006 Feature

The roofing sector has changed radically since the introduction of PPG3, with higher pitches to accommodate rooms in the roof and improved fixing techniques de…

Classic example

June 1, 2006 Feature

Steve Menary takes a trip to Sheriff Court in the heart of Glasgow’s Merchant City, where Persimmon has added some quirky features to a refurbished neoclassica…

Heads up

June 1, 2006 Feature

Building control officers were once preoccupied with defects, but today they work at the heart of design teams offering expert advice. NHBC’s Satvinder Sahota …

Regional rises

June 1, 2006 Feature

Planning applications are on the rise in the south east and across a number of other regions according to the results of our latest quarterly survey. Steve Men…

SPA system

June 1, 2006 Feature

The Thames Basin Heaths special protection area (SPA) is causing headaches for local housebuilders. Tony Kitson and Clare Tyler of CMS Cameron McKenna offer a …

Making tracks

June 1, 2006 Feature

Developers have long argued that buyers are not prepared to pay more for an environmentally sustainable home. But Steve Menary finds that growing awareness ove…

Funds to fit

June 1, 2006 Feature

Smaller developers often face cashflow issues and funding must be tailored to their individual needs, advises Wolsey Securities chief executive Mike Ratcliffe

Niche one

June 1, 2006 Feature

Small and medium sized developers struggle to compete with the big boys for land, but they continue to fulfil an important market niche. Chris Windle consider…

Social life

June 1, 2006 Feature

Housing Corporation chief executive Jon Rouse on developers’ contribution to social housing and how he is getting on with the task at hand while the governmen…