Housebuilder Watch

The report will be open to 4 limited edition subscribers who will be required to commit to the year (2 reports)and will be able to include their own question for private developers and a separate question to RSLs with each survey. Feedback from these questions will remain confidential to the individual subscriber.

Report Objectives:

• Provide subscribers with an understanding of attitudes and developments amongst those commissioning public and private sector housing projects.
• Identify opportunities regionally and by specific organisation

Respondents:

60 offices of private developers from the UK top 20

• Barratt
• Taylor Wimpey
• Persimmon
• Bellway
• Berkeley
• Miller Homes
• Redrow
• Gladedale
• Keepmoat
• Crest Nicholson
• Countryside Properties
• Galliford Try
• McCarthy & Stone
• Stewart Milne
• Lovell Partnerships
• Bloor
• Bovis Homes
• Kier
• Cala
• Fairview

60 offices of regional private developers

80 offices of RSLs

Interviews conducted with Directors and Managers representing Commercial and Construction activities.

Research Covers

Private Developers

• Starts in the last quarter and expectations for the next quarter
• Plans to open new sites
• Different dwelling types making up Starts
• Lead times from decision to build, Starts and Sales
• Proportion of Social Housing in private developments
• Proportion of homes built to Level 3 and above of the Code for Sustainable Homes
• Construction Methods used

Registered Social Landlords

• Starts in the last quarter and expectations for the next quarter
• Plans to open new sites
• Different dwelling types making up Starts
• Lead times from decision to build, Starts and Sales
• Proportion of new homes built by Private Developments
• Proportion of homes built to Level 3 and above of the Code for Sustainable Homes
• Construction Methods used
• Proportion of expenditure assigned to refurbishing existing housing stock

Developer Questionnaire

1.      Considering your Starts in the quarter just ended, were the number of units more, less or the same as the previous quarter?

2.      Do you expect the number of your Starts in the forthcoming quarter to be more, less or the same as last quarter?

3.      Do you have any plans to open new sites in the next six months?

4.      What proportion of your Starts in the last quarter were multi-occupancy dwellings?

5.      What proportion of your Starts in the last quarter were Terraced dwellings?

6.      What proportion of your Starts in the last quarter were Semi-detached dwellings?

7.      What proportion of your Starts in the last quarter were Detached dwellings?

8.      What proportion of Starts did Social Housing represent in the last quarter months?

9.      What is the typical length of time between your decision to start constructing a home and the start on site?

10.    What is the typical length of time between your starting on site and securing a sale for the property?

11.    What proportion of Starts in the last quarter were built to Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes?

12.    What proportion of Starts in the last quarter were built to Level 4 or above of the Code for Sustainable Homes?

13.    What proportion of your Starts use timber or steel frame construction?

14.    Are you considering using any additional Modern Methods of Construction, if Yes give details?

15.    Are you considering introducing any new building materials, components or systems into your construction methods?

16.    Special question, subscriber 1

17.    Special question, subscriber 2

18.    Special question, subscriber 3

19.    Special question, subscriber 4

Registered Social Landlords

1.      Considering your Starts in the quarter just ended, were the number of units more, less or the same as the previous quarter?

2.      Do you expect the number of your Starts in the forthcoming quarter to be more, less or the same as last quarter?

3.      Do you have any plans to open new sites in the next six months?

4.      How much of your new construction is being placed with private housebuilders? (prompt if necessary)

5.      What proportion of your Starts in the last quarter were multi-occupancy dwellings?

6.      What proportion of Starts in the last quarter were built to Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes?

7.      What proportion of Starts in the last quarter were built to Level 4 or above of the Code for Sustainable Homes?

8.      What proportion of your Starts use timber or steel frame construction?

9.      Are you considering using any additional Modern Methods of Construction, if Yes give details?

10.    Are you considering introducing any new building materials, components or systems into your construction methods?

11.    What proportion of your budget is assigned to refurbishing existing housing stock, compared with new build housing? 

12.    What will this expenditure focus on?

13.    Special question, subscriber 1

14.    Special question, subscriber 2

15.    Special question, subscriber 3

16.    Special question, subscriber 4