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 – Tom Titherington, Sovereign Network Group

Tom Titherington, chief investment and development officer of housing association Sovereign Network Group, leaves the business in March. He talks to Suzie Mayes about his fulfilling career in housing, his legacy and why the customer must always matter most

A shift in local governance

Suzie Mayes gives an overview of the Devolution White Paper and its possible impact on housebuilding

A sound framework?

The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is now published. Suzie Mayes considers the key detail and gets the industry’s view

Pride in their Jobs

NHBC honoured the Supreme winners and runners-up of its 44th Pride in the Job Awards in January. The prestigious industry competition celebrates the best site managers in the UK