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

Buyer aware

March 1, 2009

Nick Spaull, managing director of The New Homes Group, argues that the industry still has the advantage on sales if it can just focus its marketing effort on t…

HBF view - Recovery position

March 1, 2009

Significant issues in terms of land supply and the regulation burden could stymie any incipient recovery in the housing market, argues HBF executive chairman S…

Market view - Rethinking the financial model to unlock residential development

March 1, 2009

Developers need to take a fresh look at schemes to assess their viability and risk in this market, argues Richard Jones, head of residential and regeneration a…

AGENDA

March 1, 2009

NHBC predicts 80,000 housing starts

Feb. 26, 2009

There could be as few as 80,000 housing starts in the UK this year, the National Home Building Council (NHBC) has predicted as it released its latest housebuil…