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The direct approach

Non-executive directors. What do they do? Would your firm benefit from having one? Or perhaps you fancy being one yourself? Ben Roskrow talks to two senior housebuilders about their roles as non-execs

MOVES && APPOINTMENTS

Tim Hough - Miller Homes

[MMC-IMG=1253-A=Left] Miller Homes chief exec Tim Hough used to think kitchens were one of the most important elements of a house to get right. Though it’s hard to imagine someone who has trouble narrowing his favourite restaurant down to four spending m

Mix-n-match

From this month, social housing grant will be available to private sector housebuilders through a new government pilot scheme. Mark Smulian considers the issues, and whether this change could potentially transform the social housing sector

Counting our chickens

[MMC-IMG=1252-A=Left] The housebuilding industry suffers from a surplus of Chicken Little types, convinced, as in the Disney tale, that the sky is falling in. This year is one to be wary of such pessimists, who are often proven wrong in retrospect

The feelgood factor

It was a night of firsts when the three Supreme Award winners were announced in NHBC’s Pride in the Job competition in January. Melissa Blamey takes a look at the winners that have rewritten the competition’s history

Housekeeping

<MMC-CAPTION 100 align=right> [MMC-IMG=1247-A=Left] What is a sustainable community? </MMC-CAPTION>“Sustainable Communities” is the catchphrase of the moment. But what does it actually mean? Does building them increase property values? Mark Smulian grappl

Landscape views

New Homes Week

[MMC-IMG=1245-A=Left] This spring sees the launch of New Homes Week, which will run from Monday March 7 to Sunday March 13. <br><br>This is a UK-wide campaign to demonstrate the benefits of new homes and show what the industry is doing for sustainability,

Barker’s planning challenge

[MMC-IMG=1244-A=Left] Kate Barker called for a rigorous review of PPG3 in co-operation with housebuilders. This will be one of the industry’s post-election priorities