October 2022

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October 2022

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THE TOP 25 HOUSEBUILDERS

The Housing Market Intelligence Report will be launched at this year’s Housing Market Intelligence Conference in London on October 6th. HMI report editor Brian Green gives a taste of the findings of the report and reveals this year’s Top 25 housebuilders

The Interview - Andrew Jay, Anderson Group

Anderson Group chief executive Andrew Jay tells Ben Roskrow how the company is using its contracting know how to take on challenging but rewarding residential schemes

Building better for the customer

Barbara Akinkunmi, Lovell Partnerships’ assistant design manager, explores what the industry needs to do to keep improving new homes to satisfy customer demands

Adding land value

NHBC’s Land Quality Service de-risks and adds value to land for residential development. Suzie Mayes finds out more from Karen Thornton, NHBC’s land quality service manager

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SWOT shows industry in turmoil

Following a trying 12 months for housebuilders, this year’s SWOT analysis exposes the desperate state of some in the industry as consumer confidence nosedives and viability issues overwhelm. Ben Roskrow reveals the many Threats and Weaknesses the industry currently faces while searching for the Strengths and Opportunities

Time to give average prices the index finger

Matt Fleming, executive chairman at the Henry Agency, is launching a new house price index. He explains why he believes it will be better than what we have now

The Interview – Paul Turner, NHBC

After his first year as chief executive of NHBC, Paul Turner talks to Ben Roskrow about his plans to ensure the 90-year-old business is still around in another 90 years, supporting customers and consumers

HBF Viewpoint

Catherine Williams, HBF’s planning director, welcomes the publication of the National Planning Policy Framework. But certain changes since the draft version have weakened the intended “rules-based” approach. And SMEs are not as supported as they could be