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
Economic threats of Brexit
Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS, says anecdotal evidence suggests investment is on hold ahead of the Euro vote – and Brexit would make things much worse
Thermal currency
Chris Windlelooks at a range of insulation products and systems designed to enhance the thermal efficiency of new build homes. He also asks insulation manufacturers about the key issues affecting their industry at the moment
Finding solutions to flooding problems
Chris Wisson, national housebuilder account manager at Tobermore, says that permeable paving can be one part of the overall solution to tackling the flooding problems that hit the UK at Christmas
NHBC reveals registration benefits for 2016
This year, NHBC is offering an enhanced range of new and existing services to help the housebuilding industry tackle today's challenges. Housebuilder reports
