February 2023

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Women at work

As HBF and Women into Construction launch a site management programme for women, Suzie Mayes talks to women in housebuilding roles about their careers, experiences and addressing the industry's gender imbalance

The Interview - Chris Chiles, Elivia Homes

Chris Chiles is ceo of Elivia Homes, the former Vanderbilt and Crayfern Homes. He tells Suzie Mayes about his journey to the revitalised business, its keen design focus and plans to double in size.

Proposed green belt policy set to worsen housing crisis

Karen Charles, executive director of Boyer, says proposed revisions to the NPPF on green belt may see local authorities failing to address housing in their areas with the changes already delaying local plans.

Supreme sites

NHBC revealed its Pride in the Job Supreme winners and runners up last month, celebrating the best site managers in the country, Housebuilder reports.

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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