Latest News from the R&B Forum
VELUX visits Aspen Homes
Aug 27, 2026
Trevor Smith, National Housing Development Manager at VELUX, one of the R&B Housebuilders Forum's Founding Sponsors, recently visited Horseshoe Crescent, the newest scheme by the Surrey-based award-winning housebuilder, Aspen Homes. Aspen's Managing Director, Joe Jelley, is a longstanding and active member of the Forum. Horseshoe Crescent is a development of...
STARK UK CEO John Carter Highlights Need for Urgent Housing Action on Sky News
Jul 24, 2026
As an Associate Supporter of the R&B Housebuilders Forum, STARK UK continues to champion the action needed to increase housing delivery across the UK. This was brought into focus when Group CEO John Carter appeared on Sky News to discuss the urgent government action needed to help Britain build more homes.
WhatHouse? Awards Introduce New Category for Small Housebuilders
Jul 8, 2026
The WhatHouse? Awards are celebrating their 46th anniversary, and in 2026 they are looking a little different. Earlier this year we asked Forum members to provide feedback on the awards to get your thoughts as to how they can better serve SME housebuilders.
Planning, viability and staying power -Show House
Jul 6, 2026
Members of the R&B Housebuilders Forum recently took part in a roundtable discussion with Show House magazine, exploring the pressures facing SME housebuilders in today's market and how they are adapting to meet them. Michael Pratt of Dundee-based InverTay Homes, Georgina Hammond of Beau Property in Tunbridge Wells, and William...
R&B Housebuilders Forum June Event: Nigel Barclay, Homes England & National Housing Bank
Jun 9, 2026
We were joined on 4 June by Nigel Barclay, Corporate Director, Loan Origination at Homes England, for a timely conversation on the funding tools available to SME housebuilders and the role of the newly launched National Housing Bank.
R&B Housebuilders Forum May Event: Gareth Harrison, Bank of England
May 14, 2026
The May meeting of the R&B Housebuilders Forum welcomed back Gareth Harrison from the Bank of England who gave members a fascinating insight into how the Bank is reading the economic environment and what it means for the direction of travel for interest rates.
Supply Squeeze: What the Hormuz Closure Means for Housebuilders
May 6, 2026
When the last oil tankers cleared the Strait of Hormuz in late February few in the housebuilding industry could have conceived of what would follow.
Let’s Get Britain Building Now Campaign
Apr 13, 2026
The Regional & Bespoke Housebuilders Forum is throwing its full support behind a national petition calling on Government to take urgent action on Britain’s housing crisis.
A Look Inside the 2026 Housing Innovation Trip
Mar 30, 2026
This year’s Housing Innovation Trip offered a unique glimpse into what the future of UK housebuilding could look like. Hosted in Tallinn, the three-day programme brought together SME housebuilders and industry leaders from across the UK and Europe for something that felt a long way from a standard industry event.
A Letter to the Future: One Housebuilder Mum’s Message to Her Daughter
Mar 30, 2026
To mark Women in Construction Week, Alice Maughan, Creative Director at Stronghold Homes and R&B Housebuilders Forum member, wrote a heartfelt letter to her daughter about her experience as a woman in the housebuilding industry.