Let’s not talk of housebuilding heroes. The heroes are behind the logo on the front cover of this magazine. But a dip into stories that have crossed my desk compels me to mention a handful of industry leaders who, in very different ways, have...
Read moreThe housebuilding sector has risen to the challenge of supporting the battle against coronavirus – the fight of a lifetime, writes Rupert Bates. As COVID-19 took an increasing and deadly grip last month, leading to a national lockdown, it forced...
Read moreWe may be spending more time in our kitchens than we’d like at the moment. But take the opportunity to look around and get to know it, with kitchen companies offering great options to UK housebuilders. Buying brand new means a brand new kitchen...
Read moreWith myriad choices of materials, colours, sinks and brassware, even basic kitchen design is now a bespoke business. Rupert Bates reports on the latest interior trends.
Read moreROK may be a new entity in the kitchens market, but its management are industry veterans and its business ethics are as solid as the units it builds. Rupert Bates reports.
Read moreAs rugby fever grips the nation ahead of England’s World Cup Final against South Africa in Japan on Saturday, Rupert Bates finds former rugby internationals tackling the housebuilding game. A bespoke, brand-new bungalow in South Devon is on the...
Read moreAs we celebrate the 2018 WhatHouse? Awards – the biggest accolades in UK housebuilding – it is tempting to present a PR booby prize for the year and that goes, by a margin bigger than Usain Bolt taking me on over 100 metres, to Persimmon Homes...
Read moreIt wasn’t deliberately provocative to suggest we meet for a coffee in a London café called The Fleet Street Press. Ever since issuing a profit warning back in December 2016, Bovis Homes has faced a raft of negative national press coverage...
Read moreIf you lead the human resources team and your business is voted the fourth best company in the UK to work for then at the very least you should get to choose the pizzas. Such is her passion for cooking, Kelly Hector, head of HR at Churchill...
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