Spotting the Signal through the Noise
Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS, gives his predictions for 2013… and guesses that half of them will be wrong.
Annual house type survey
The planning pipeline for 2012, compiled by Glenigan, showed an increase in applications to build houses at the expense of flats. Steve Menary looks at the ove…
Leafy views
The government wants the industry to rediscover the joy of garden cities to help boost housing supply and create sustainable development. But what are they and…
Deep data
Raising standards for home owners has been at the heart of NHBC since its inception and will remain pivotal as it looks ahead to 2013 and beyond. Mark Jones, N…
Reinventing the Gladedale business
A ten year debt funded drive to grow left Gladedale more exposed than most when the crash came. Now Neil Fitzsimmons and some of his former Redrow colleagues a…
Why Dr Mad is right about planning
Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS, argues that the Adam Smith Institute's call to abandon planning is the only way to tackle…
The bonfire of the regulations
Two government-led groups have been formed to find ways of streamlining the complex system of Building Regulations and housing standards that challenge the via…
Best regional site managers revealed
Over the past two months, the Regional Winners of NHBC's prestigious Pride in the Job Awards 2012 have been revealed at a series of events.Housebuilder looks a…
Seeking out local support for new home development
A new survey of 1,000 people seeks to find out what people really think about housebuilding – and the results, says Stephen Byfield of PPS, are set to help hou…
Annual assessment
It has been 12 months since David Cameron and Nick Clegg announced the Housing Strategy for England. How has the government been faring in its quest to boost U…
