Design Brief – Dominic Church, CABE
As this year’s March 31 Building for Life awards entry deadline looms, CABE’s Dominic Church considers what it takes to meet the scheme’s exacting standards
Stewart Says – Stewart Baseley, HBF
How will the new housing minister’s steely reputation play out in the industry? And what ever happened to Nick Clegg?
Towards Zero – Ross Peedle, Stewart Milne
Ross Peedle, Stewart Milne Group’s design director, considers the company’s advantages in the race to zero carbon demonstrated by its Sigma Home prototype
Soapbox – Neil Cooper, NHBC
NHBC’s head of building control Neil Cooper considers the potential impact of a Merton rule roll-out and the wider challenge of meeting renewable energy targets
The View from Here – Lloyds TSB
Andrew Moorfield (left) and Richard Heath of Lloyds TSB’s housebuilders’ division suggest that strong partnerships with funders, suppliers and the public sector will be critical in weathering tougher market conditions
Regional snapshot - West Midlands
A moratorium on planning applications is spreading across the west midlands. Steve Menary discovers how it is distorting the local housing market and squashing opportunities for smaller players
City focus
Analysts have struck a bearish note as the results season begins; AIM-listed companies have given little cause for optimism
Flint takes the stage
Allison Heller considers whether the new housing minister’s headline-grabbing keynote speech may have revealed a sensible rather than a sensational agenda
News analysis
The Housebuilding Innovation Awards recognise companies making their mark through approaches to sustainability, design quality and partnerships. Suzie Mayes urges this year’s top innovators to submit their entries by April 11
Planning not the right approach to private rental sector - HBF
HBF has criticised the BPF’s suggestion that the planning system could be used to promote a professional rental sector.
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