APRIL 2017

In this issue

Sajid’s challenge

Communities secretary tells housebuilders to improve on quality, design and sales terms

HBF Policy conference

We report from a busy day of industry analysis, politics and economics

Advanced Avant

An interview with Avant Homes boss Colin Lewis

Housing Growth Partnership

A new private/public body has been set up to invest in the volume builders of the future

Health and wellbeing

a Housebuilder/Saint-Gobain round table met to discuss a new report into health and wellbeing in new home

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Industry sees Opportunity in government

The new government is very much the focus in this year’s SWOT analysis as our panellists see a period of great Opportunity ahead. There is plenty of hope but also keen awareness of the multiple Threats and challenges which could scupper the ambition to build more new homes. Ben Roskrow analyses 2024’s SWOT results.

The Interview – Trevor Dempsey, Dandara

Trevor Dempsey is ceo of Dandara’s housebuilding division, a once-small business which is becoming more national. He talks to Suzie Mayes about getting plans back on track, his inspiration behind the company’s trainee programme and holding onto quality

Raising the roof on quality

A solid roof is a key part of safeguarding any building. NHBC gives details of its roofing masterclasses which cover this crucial part of the build

A whole life commitment

Suzie Mayes finds out how the Future Homes Hub is addressing the issue of embodied carbon through its Whole Life Conventions and tool