All articles by Ben Derbyshire – Page 2

  • Ben Derbyshire
    Comment

    Building for Life 12: A smarter approach

    2012-10-08T15:12:00Z

    HTA’s Ben Derbyshire explains how the newly launched Building for Life will open dialogue and help developers

  • Ben Derbyshire
    Comment

    All roads lead to London, Vince

    2012-07-19T12:21:00Z

    Business secretary vince cable and housing minister Grant Shapps search for a boost to housing supply

  • Ben Derbyshire
    Comment

    Reading regs the riot act

    2012-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Over-regulation and vested interests could be banished to the past if plans for a review panel of experts and consumer labelling get the go-ahead, says Ben Derbyshire

  • Ben Derbyshire
    Comment

    More regulation isn't the answer to poor design

    2010-08-19T15:42:00Z

    Boris Johnson’s housing design standards won’t be as effective as simply giving consumers tools to make an educated choice at the point of sale

  • News

    Space to breathe

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Instead of telling housebuilders what to build, we should focus on providing better information to buyers

  • Features

    Front line

    2002-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Is the decent homes standard a valuable targeting tool or just more bureaucracy? Jeffrey Adams thinks it can work, but Ben Derbyshire is underwhelmed