Architects’ workloads rise again, but ‘confidence is softening across the board’
Shortages of construction materials continue to disrupt project delivery, as does a growing lack of on-site fitters and skilled tradespeople. Construction cost increases are "gathering pace", warns the RIBA.
Architects’ confidence surges, but workloads are still down
RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index has surged into positive territory, led by the private housing sector, but architects' actual workloads are still 5% below last year's level...
Resi sector leads ‘a significant turnaround in architects’ confidence’
“Within a tumultuous five months we’ve seen the fastest and deepest collapse in architects’ confidence, followed by the strongest rally," says the RIBA.
Architects invited to ‘shape future of profession’
The government has launched a "wholesale review" of the architecture profession, and is looking for opinions from the built environment industry on how things can and should be improved.
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Luxury property agents in London & Dubai report early shifts in buyer activity as geopolitical tensions escalate.
Knight Frank appoints new UK marketing head
Former Crown Estate and Disney exec takes role spanning agency’s resi and commercial divisions.
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Around 250 property companies with assets across PCL now under administration.
£10mn Notting Hill project offers chance to create ‘one of the area’s great homes’
Rare unmod Ladbroke Grove townhouse with communal garden access and basement planning comes to market.
Westminster to grant blanket retrofit consent for Eaton Square
Borough's first Listed Building Consent Order promises to allow 'retrofit at scale' on London's largest residential square.
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Buyer secures Dubai’s third most expensive apartment
The big-ticket off-plan deal comes amid escalating regional tensions.
Savills buys major real estate investment bank Eastdil
The deal is one of the biggest in Savills' history.
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