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Another reshuffle, another Housing Minister. The latest incumbent – Christopher Pincher - will be the tenth housing minister in the last decade and will not have a seat at the cabinet table as his predecessor did.

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced consultation on a new scheme that would see 30% discounts on new homes being made available for local first-time buyers.

In a recent speech Housing Minister Esther McVey outlined a proposal to recruit a “Planning A Team” to help councils to negotiate speedily through the planning system. A simpler solution might be to ease up on Green Belt restrictions.

Working at height is always a potential danger point, and the team at our Pollington plant have taken some radical action to reduce risk.

H+H Managing Director, Calum Forsyth reads the runes for 2020, taking the temperature of the housing market

Sales and Marketing Director Matthew Carter is right in the crosshairs when it comes to delivering the numbers, so what does the new year hold?

The headline topic for Technical Director Cliff Fudge in 2020 will be changes to Building Regulations. With consultation on revisions to Part L and Part F now pushed back to February, it’s a moving target.

A quick reminder of what the Conservative party manifesto promised for house-building.

H+H has made accessing its brochures even easier with the launch of its new, interactive and informative Brochure App, available now for download on Apple?s App Store and Google Play.

The UK is in the middle of a housing crisis, with a lack of social housing being highlighted this year. We’ve broken down the housing policies in the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat manifestos for you.

Would you like some free warm gear? Well as it’s nearly Christmas we thought it was about time for another Beanie Giveaway.

The certainty of a December election will do nothing to resolve the uncertainty and economic impact of Brexit on housebuilding, especially if the eventual outcome is a no-deal. 

As the UK housebuilding industry braces itself for a weaker economy and the unknowns of Brexit, it also faces the capping of Help to Buy in 2021 and the end of the scheme in 2023. 

Published on 1 October, the Future Homes Standard, with accompanying proposed revisions to Part L and Part F, has radical implications for the housebuilding industry and its supply chain.

We are delighted to announce that H+H has been awarded an “Excellent” rating in the BES 6001 Framework Standard for responsible sourcing of construction products.

Our Technical Director Cliff Fudge will be chairing this year’s Housing Summit.  To be staged at the Arup Campus in Solihull on 11 October, the event will combine Government and Business interpretations of the outlook for housing in the UK.

An interesting policy document published recently by the Labour party looks to radical reform of land ownership to address the housing crisis.
 

Neil Thomas, Director of Housing at H+H considers the current drive to MMC

So MMC is the solution for the housing crisis?  As a shorthand for the need to reinvigorate the housebuilding industry to deliver higher volumes fast, it’s as good a term as any other.
 

The new Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has reaffirmed government commitment to increasing home ownership, but is focusing most attention on expanding the shared ownership model.

H+H is delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Ball as Operations Director, taking control of the company’s three manufacturing plants in Kent and Yorkshire.