Councils reveal affordability v brownfield clash
Local authorities have been set a 2017 deadline to deliver their Local Plans so the scramble to find sites to accommodate unprecedented housing growth is on. But is the government's dual focus on a brownfield-first agenda and affordability contradictory? Communications consultancy PPS has used Freedom of Information requests to find out. Account director Lewis Jones feeds back
Getting a buzz from building
Suzie Mayes talks to Chris Endsor, the candid, enthusiastic ceo of Miller Homes, about Brexit, his plans for growth and the importance of sport
A helping hand for incentives
Johnny Morris, research director of Countrywide, looks at the effect of Help to Buy on housebuilders' use of incentives and speculates that it is time for the industry to look elsewhere for sales boosts
SWOT 2016: Suppliers in tune with housebuilders' SWOT views
The supply and subcontractor side of the housebuilding industry has an important role to play to help tackle the challenges ahead. Ben Roskrow focuses on what this sector sees as the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats facing the industry
SWOT 2016: EU vote brings new Threat to market
The vote in June for the UK to leave the EU changed the landscape for the housebuilding market and introduced significant new Threats.
SWOT 2016: A land of Opportunity for housebuilders
Opportunities abound for the housebuilding sector according to this year's SWOT analysis, but the "Government's attitude to housebuilding" remains at the top of the pile.
SWOT 2016: Lack of skills is main industry Weakness
The "Lack of skills" is the biggest Weakness facing the new homes sector according to the 2016 SWOT analysis.
SWOT 2016: Fundamental Strengths still in play
The fundamental Strengths of the housebuilding market are still the same and remain in place whatever Threats and Weaknesses may emerge.
SWOT 2016: Brexit Threat but fundamental Strengths remain
Housebuilder's annual industry SWOT analysis reflects the uncertainty thrown up by the vote to leave the European Union, but also underlines that the fundamentals are in place to ensure that the market stays steady in the months ahead. Ben Roskrow reports
Urban evolution
As part of Housebuilder's special on sustainability, Suzie Mayes travels to Toronto, Canada, to discover how the city is tackling the green agenda, taking in the Building Lasting Change conference and tours of two key regeneration schemes
