Features

The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

The Housebuilder Awards 2012

Nov. 1, 2012 Feature

The Housebuilder Awards 2012 Special winners' supplement.

Energy saving approaches

Oct. 1, 2012 Feature

NHBC Foundation recently launched a report which looks at the likely performance of emerging technologies as the industry nears the zero carbon deadline. Graha…

Prevent your customers seeing red when you go green

Oct. 1, 2012 Feature

Cary Davey of In-house Research says that customer feedback suggests housebuilders need to rethink their approach to helping new home owners operate the new te…

Pendulums in planning

Oct. 1, 2012 Feature

Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS, casts his eye over recent moves by and within government and marvels at the speed with wh…

Two sides to an interesting political experiment

Oct. 1, 2012 Feature

The government has introduced new initiatives to try to boost housebuilding, focusing on easing the planning delays and affordable housing demands. Housebuilde…

Britain's Biggest Housebuilders

Oct. 1, 2012 Feature

The Top 25 Housebuilders: The 2012 Housing Market Intelligence Report will be launched at the Housing Market Intelligence conference in London on October 3. It…

SWOT 2012

Sept. 1, 2012 Feature

The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats facing the housebuilding industry – as voted for by Housebuilder's expert industry panel.

The Roofng Masterclass – brought to you by Redland

Sept. 1, 2012 Feature

In January this year, the NHBC made changes to its standards focusing on the issue of mechanical fixing of ridge and hip tiles on roofs. How has the industry f…

Tile guide

Sept. 1, 2012 Feature

The industry is adapting well to the revised standards on pitched roofs, which became effective on January 1 2012. Graham Perrior, NHBC's head of standards and…

Planning in perspective

Sept. 1, 2012 Feature

The latest planning tables give a mixed picture, but an improved one on quarter one's results which were plagued by uncertainty over the planning system. Steve…