The Building podcast - Housing experts debate the state of the market

Housing experts debate the state of the market

11/12/09 • 25 min

After our live online debate on the future of the housing market two experts highlight the big issues, plus interviews with Rick Mather and poet Ian McMillan

In this month’s podcast from Building magazine we have three separate interviews on a range of construction-related topics:

The state of the housing market was the subject of an online live text debate with our readers. Building’s news editor Joey Gardiner and Richard Jones, head of residential and regeneration at EC Harris, discuss the most pressing themes raised by contributors.
Architect Rick Mather talks about his extension design for Oxford’s Ashmolean museum with Alex Smith, Building’s web editor.
Alex also catches up with poet Ian McMillan at Cabe’s 10 year anniversary party.

After our live online debate on the future of the housing market two experts highlight the big issues, plus interviews with Rick Mather and poet Ian McMillan

In this month’s podcast from Building magazine we have three separate interviews on a range of construction-related topics:

The state of the housing market was the subject of an online live text debate with our readers. Building’s news editor Joey Gardiner and Richard Jones, head of residential and regeneration at EC Harris, discuss the most pressing themes raised by contributors.
Architect Rick Mather talks about his extension design for Oxford’s Ashmolean museum with Alex Smith, Building’s web editor.
Alex also catches up with poet Ian McMillan at Cabe’s 10 year anniversary party.

Previous Episode

What impact would Tory policies have on construction?

Two construction experts who attended the party conference last week discuss the merits of ‘localism’ – a key policy promoted by the Conservatives in Manchester.

Today Building’s podcast analyses announcements made at the Conservative Party Conference that could affect the construction industry.

Listen to reporter Olivia Boyd talk about Tory policies with Graham Kean, at EC Harris and Michael Ankers, chief executive of the Construction Products Association, about the promise to take power away from central government in favour of local authorities.

The discussion covers:

Whether local authorities are equipped to deal with the extra responsibilities
The impact of localism on planning and reaching housebuilding targets
How planning for major projects will be affected
Whether this will reverse trend toward centralism in procurement.

Next Episode

Podcast 4: Alan Cherry remembered – Brickonomics blogger Brian Green on the ‘end’ of the recession

In this month’s podcast from Building Magazine Brian Green, our Brickonomics blogger, discusses whether the government statistics showing 0.1% growth of GDP really do mean the British economy is out of recession.

In an interview with Alex Smith, our web editor, Brian warns that the estimates for construction may be subject to later revisions by the government, and suggests that the real bounce-back won’t be seen until 2012.

We also pay tribute to the career of Alan Cherry, founding director of Countryside Properties, who has sadly died aged 76. Joey Gardiner, assistant editor, talks about his pioneering projects such as the Greenwich Millennium Village and how industry figures have all expressed their deep sadness at the passing of a great housebuilder and businessman.