October 2024

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Housing Market Intelligence 2024

The Housing Market Intelligence Report will be launched at this year's Housing Market Intelligence Conference in London on October 3rd. HMI report editor Brian Green gives a taste of the findings of the report and reveals this year's Top 25 housebuilders.

The Interview - Ed Lockhart, Future Homes Hub

Ed Lockhart is ceo of the Future Homes Hub, leading the industry's collaborative approach to the environmental agenda. He talks to Suzie Mayes about the upcoming Future Homes Conference, how the event links to the organisation's activities and his long-term interest in sustainability.

Building in quality

NHBC gives an overview of its brickwork masterclass, part of a HBF initiative to deliver practical skills on the most common brickwork issues found by inspection teams.

HBF Viewpoint

With first time buyers struggling to raise a deposit and attain and afford a mortgage, HBF's policy and external affairs manager Laura Markus calls for the return of a demand side initiative to replace Help to Buy.

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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