Spotlight on Building Control
NHBC has grown to become the largest single building control body in the UK and this year celebrates its 30th anniversary in this capacity. Steve Evans, NHBC's…
Food for thought
The hottest trends in the kitchen are steam, induction and pyrolytic cleaning, and soon we will be able to watch our food cook on our mobile, according to Mark…
Designing with dialogue
Hopkins Homes has gained a reputation for design-led homes in mostly traditional styles. Suzie Mayes meets executive chairman James Hopkins to talk about the o…
What councillors think
Stephen Byfield, managing director of PPS Group, says that a new survey of councillors sitting on planning committees gives an interesting insight into their v…
Housing Market Intelligence 2015: Britain's Top 25 Housebuilders
The 2015 Housing Market Intelligence Report will be launched at the Housing Market Intelligence conference in London on October 8
Housing Market Intelligence 2015: An optimistic outlook - tempered with caution
Brian Green, editor of the Housing Market Intelligence report which will be launched at the HMI conference this month, summarises some of the findings from the…
Construction united
October sees the launch of UK Construction Week – nine shows dedicated to the construction industry across five halls of the NEC in Birmingham. Suzie May…
Standard score
In September, NHBC will publish its new Standards which have undergone their first design revamp in more than 20 years. Graham Perrior, NHBC standards and tech…
Red alert
Following the recently proposed planning measures, Chris Windle talks to law firms about the possible pitfalls from a legal point of view and looks at other le…
A market for most
In the first part of our latest finance and legal special, Chris Windle reports on the mixed picture that is currently the development finance market. Speciali…
