Why scattered communication is holding construction productivity back
City A.M.’s recent coverage of UK construction productivity makes a familiar point. Despite new technologies and increasing pressure to deliver...
What Europe can teach the UK about fixing planning
Planning is treated as the unpredictable middle of the development journey, but most delays begin far earlier than the formal...
Stamp duty isn’t fuelling the housing market. It’s choking it.
Bellway’s CEO Jason Honeyman has called for an end to stamp duty for first-time buyers, and he’s absolutely right. When...
The Race to Build 1.5 Million Homes: What Needs to Change
This week’s BBC Panorama episode, The Race to Build 1.5 Million Homes, reignited one of the biggest questions in the...
Cutting four weeks from the homebuying process
Anyone who has ever bought or sold a home knows the pain. Offers accepted, champagne corks ready, and then nothing....
Scotland moves to fix the skills crisis in construction
The construction sector has a problem. In fact, it has two. We are short on skills, and we are losing...
New towns, new expectations: what housebuilders need to know
On 28 September the government confirmed plans to start delivering three new towns within this parliament. The preferred sites are...
Supreme Court shifts defect risk: what developers need to know
A recent Supreme Court ruling has sent shockwaves through the construction sector. Developers now have a stronger legal footing to...
Brownfield development is only part of the solution
The government’s plan to build up to 40,000 homes on disused railway land is a positive step. Transport-connected brownfield sites...
The Future of Homebuilding: Delivering Quality, Efficiency, and Buyer Satisfaction
The UK homebuilding industry is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, meet sustainability goals, and improve buyer satisfaction, all...