Construction
Government pitches a ‘major scaling up’ of custom & self-built homes
30-40,000 custom and self-build (CSB) homes could and should be built in the UK each year, says Richard Bacon, in a report that rails against "houses designed by accountants".
Construction giant pulls back from London resi market
Balfour Beatty confirms it will ‘no longer bid for fixed price residential property projects in central London’ as Covid-19 disruption leads to delays & write-downs.
Building material shortages are causing an ‘adversarial atmosphere’, warn lawyers; could ‘rewrite the rule book’
“Contractors and developers alike are being left in completely untenable positions because the cost of developments is varying so greatly," says law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, warning that a return…
Mega Digs: Exploring London’s elite ‘basement belt’
London has seen "a normalisation of single-storey basements as the 21st-century version of the loft conversion," says Professor Burrows in a new study of the capital's "luxified troglodytism".
Building material costs likely to rise by 10% over the next year
Construction growth - led by the private housing sector - is placing new pressure on labour and supply chains, warns the RICS.
Housebuilding industry launches Future Homes Delivery Plan
The Future Homes Task Force has published a "sector-wide climate and environment plan for high quality homes and places".
Bankside Yards to be UK’s first 100% electric major mixed-use development
Native Land's £2.5bn five acre development on London's South Bank aims to "set a new benchmark for sustainability in large, mixed-use regeneration schemes."
‘Property buyers looking to take on renovation projects should be aware of the difficulties in this sector, and proceed with caution’
Property buyers should be aware of high costs and scarcity in the building industry, warns James Law of buying agency Stacks.
Modulous recruits heavyweight design and tech names
Former Squire & Partners and Canary Wharf Group director Chris Hartiss has joined construction "scale-up" company Modulous, as has ex-UBS man Correy Voo.
‘Welcome return of BTR’ boosts London’s new-build sector
Construction starts and sales rose in Q2, while construction completions were the highest in a couple of years, reports Molior.
Supply Pain: Who is responsible for delays on luxury resi projects?
With many super-prime schemes being thrown into chaos by supply chain problems, construction lawyer Alexander Jullienne looks at where the responsibility for delay rests, and what contractors charged with…
Building material shortages are putting site works on hold
Architects and builders are reporting significant issues with the supply of building materials, causing on-site delays and escalating prices.