April 2025

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The Interview – Adrian Watts, Croudace Homes

Adrian Watts, ceo of Croudace Homes, talks to Suzie Mayes about learning from his predecessor Russell Denness, going for growth and the trust the family business places in him.

Women under construction

The industry marked Women in Construction Week in March. We look at the women working across the range of roles in housebuilding and ask about their experiences in a male-biased sector

BNG: One year on

Suzie Mayes looks at the challenges and successes of mandatory biodiversity net gain, 12 months after the legislation was implemented for all sites

Pride in best practice

NHBC’s Pride in the Job Best Practice Seminars will be held at venues around the country this year after a successful debut in 2024. They are a chance to discover how to become a winning site manager

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The Interview – Wain Group

Jim Wood, Wain Group’s md since April 2024, talks to Suzie Mayes about growth, combining the best parts of plc and private housebuilding and being a sales business

Housing Market Intelligence 2025

The Housing Market Intelligence Report will be launched at this year’s Housing Market Intelligence Conference in London on October 8. HMI report editor Brian Green gives a taste of the findings of the report and reveals this year’s Top 25 housebuilders

Comment

Angela Rayner is out, Steve Reed is in. But what does this mean for the housebuilding industry, asks Ben Roskrow

Home Builders Federation

Laura Markus, HBF’s policy and external affairs manager, looks at the issues of wastewater capacity which are stalling the delivery of almost 30,000 homes and must urgently be resolved