Housing Comment – Page 14
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CommentChristmas comes early (for some) …
Salaries and bonuses for senior staff at housebuilders have risen sharply, which indicates we have a serious skills shortage
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CommentHousing market picks up speed, but where's it heading?
More house price inflation seems inevitable in the immediate future, but the long term is much more uncertain
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CommentTrends in the domestic repair and maintenance sector
Results from the Family Spending Survey show that households spend less on contractors than they did 10 years ago
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CommentHow the recession changed the pattern of spending on home improvements
Family spending data shows that growth in the home improvements market is being driven by retired people
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CommentConstruction's dreaming of a white Christmas
Whisper it, but such is the demand for staff and materials, a heavy cold snap could actually help the industry cope with the recovery
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CommentA closer look at the housing upturn
For housebuilders, the current very good news on the ground has already been taken account of in share prices over the past two years
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CommentThe shocking truth about my housebuilder and health and safety
In fourth of his diaries of a new home purchase, David Frise details how his builder consciously flouted health and safety laws
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CommentBuilding regs is the right place for housing standards
The government’s review may have been long winded, but it looks like it could deliver a better system
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CommentHousing for older people: An age-old problem
With an ever-growing elderly population - many of whom need state aid for housing - the public and private sectors must work together to find new ways to provide the amount and type of housing that our older people need
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CommentThe ABC of growth
The only way to tackle the nimbys and build more homes is through more planning, not less
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CommentMerry Christmas for brickies
With the housing market rebounding the materials industry needs to act quickly if there is to be enough capacity
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CommentThe devil in the detail
Developers are coming under increasing pressure from some planning authorities to use a building’s concept architect to do the technical working drawings as well. But combining these two specialised roles may be a mistake
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CommentThose housebuilding numbers: Joy, reality, then annoyance
The increase in housebuilding doesn’t look that impressive when you plot it on a graph
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CommentEmbracing the customs
The nascent custom-build sector should not be viewed as a threat by volume housebuilders. Rather, it is a chance for them to sell more homes
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CommentWhen planning co-operation spells paralysis
The government’s well-intentioned introduction of a ‘duty to co-operate’ between councils is a serious problem
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CommentConstruction pantomime offers seasonal cheer
While subbies, contractors and architects are all reporting rising workloads, the pressure is still on for those at the back end of the supply chain
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CommentCan housing be sent into space?
The drive to densify cities helps neither families nor social mobility
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CommentSurveys suggest house price inflation is accelerating - that's not good
The RICS survey out today shows that over the past few months there has been a sustained increase in all the main indicators
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CommentThe very model of a modern major housing politician
We need a new generation of pro-housing politicians. What should they look like?
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CommentOfficial secrets: Why are housebuilders keeping us in the dark?
David Frise battles to find out if his new home from a listed builder is performing as it should