July/August 2023

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July/August 2023

In this issue

Unravelling the mess of housing policy

In June, LSE London launched its second report in a three-part series on why housing policy is failing and what should be done about it. Housebuilder reports.

The Interview – Stephen Teagle & Keith Carnegie, Vistry

Following Vistry’s acquisition of Countryside Partnerships last November, Stephen Teagle, ceo of Partnerships and Keith Carnegie, ceo of Housebuilding, talk to Suzie Mayes about their plans for the enlarged business, aiming to build 20,000 homes a year.

Pride in Quality

The Pride in the Job 2023 Quality Award winners were announced in June, in the first heat of the prestigious competition. NHBC explains how the awards work and what they mean to site managers.

Making a call on design

Following the levelling up secretary’s interventions into planning applications on design grounds, Suzie Mayes gets the industry’s views on what these call-ins could mean for the sector.

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The Interview – Robert Barton, Tarn Homes

Robert Barton is group md of a new housebuilder aimed at delivering homes “the way they should be”. He talks to Suzie Mayes about improving what you have, different tenures and being braver

New Town lowdown

Mark Smulian considers what is known so far about the government’s New Towns programme, what the industry thinks and the lessons that should be learned from the previous wave of new settlements

Going Beyond

NHBC reports from its inaugural event, BEYOND ’25 LIVE, held in Coventry. It was a day of insightful speakers, demonstrations and other activities to highlight the sector’s issues and opportunities

HBF Policy Conference

The HBF Policy Conference in London addressed the many challenges the industry still faces despite the government’s pro-housebuilding stance. Suzie Mayes reports