March 2018

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The Interview - Greg Fitzgerald, Bovis

Less than a year after he took over Bovis, former Galliford Try boss Greg Fitzgerald says he is turning the troubled housebuilder around.

A new home

The Homes and Communities Agency has been relaunched as Homes England. Suzie Mayes reports on what the rebranding means for the industry.

In the Stratasphere

The fast growing SME Strata is teeming with ideas about technology and the customer. Ceo Andrew Weaver talks about getting the home owner involved and good, natural design.

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Solving the section 106 crisis

After the government’s announcements on addressing the problems in the section 106 affordable housing market, Suzie Mayes considers some of the detail and whether it will be enough

The Interview – Jon Di-Stefano, Greencore Homes

Jon Di-Stefano became ceo of sustainable housebuilder Greencore Homes in 2022, after heading the London-based, listed Telford Homes. He talks to Suzie Mayes about what drew him to a very different business, how to be ‘better than new zero’ and the SME’s big growth plans

A guide to good design

As the consultation on the updated National Design Guidance comes to a close, Suzie Mayes looks at its focus on climate and health and gauges the industry’s view

HBF Viewpoint

The housing minister says the government can reach its housing goal. But, says Laura Markus, HBF’s policy and external affairs manager, without help to support first time buyers, this is unlikely to be the reality