At the heart of the industry
As the NHBC Foundation celebrates its tenth anniversary, Neil Smith, the organisation's head of research and innovation, looks back at the key achievements over the past decade and its plans for the future
Phaseeology
Chapel Arches is a three-phase mixed-use scheme set to contribute to the regeneration of Maidenhead. Suzie Mayes visits the embryonic development to find out more from its creator Shanly Homes, a housebuilder passionate about design and communities
A return to regional
Seven years ago, ahead of the 2010 general election, Michael Hardware of PR agency Chelgate foresaw the demise of regional planning under a Conservative government. Here he suggests that planning has come a full circle, and regional structures are coming back
"We aim to be the UK's most successful housebuilder"
Suzie Mayes talks to Spencer McCarthy, chairman and ceo of Churchill Retirement Living, about the key ingredients of a successful housebuilder, the challenges he faces in the retirement market and his customers who are living in the "halls of residence for life's post graduates"
Troubled waters
The Housing and Finance Institute's recent report into the housebuilding market has highlighted once again how utility connections, particularly water, are delaying the delivery of residential developments. Is it time for government and the regulator to act to support housebuilders, asks Bill McClymont, chief executive of Energetics
Why every new home is getting a HUG
NHBC's online Home User Guides (HUG) contain information and features that will help both home owner and housebuilder. Toby Phillips, NHBC'S operations manager, explains
New mayor needs innovative housing partners
Sean Egan, Home Group's director of development, says that the new London mayor should seek partners with inventive solutions to solve the capital's housing shortage
Rydon unlocks potential in west London
Rydon likes to get involved in the sort of regeneration schemes which are "difficult to unlock". Ben Roskrow visits its Green Man Lane scheme in west London which is set to lift the area ahead of the arrival of Crossrail in three years' time
Indications of improvement
Countrywide's new build index shows how the health of the housing market is affected by the economy and other external factors. Housebuilder looks at the index's leading indicators
Cowans strives to invent the future
Ben Roskrow talks to Places for People chief executive David Cowans about the market, the outlook, his plans for the firm and how the industry can really build the extra homes required
