Construction
Watch: Mandarin Oriental Mayfair construction time-lapse
See months of graft condensed into ninety seconds with this time-lapse of Clivedale's forthcoming Mandarin Oriental-branded scheme on Hanover Square.
Top brickmakers warn of job cuts and site closures
Forterra and Ibstock have seen dramatic drops in demand as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
New Chair for the NHBC
After nine years as Chair of the National House-Building Council, Isabel Hudson is making way for Alan Rubenstein.
New homes watchdog advances
Natalie Elphicke has been installed as Chair of the fledgling New Homes Ombudsman.
One in five new UK homes could be built using MMC by 2030
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) could help to kick-start the post-pandemic building industry around the world, predicts Savills, while delivering more energy-efficient homes more quickly and more…
Jenrick reveals the Government’s ‘plan to re-start the housing market’ as estate agents & developers get back to work
The Government has eased the Coronavirus lockdown in a bid to re-start the housing market after seven weeks in cold storage. Estate agents' office can now re-open, viewings are permitted;
Westminster brings in Bouygues to transform Ebury Bridge Estate
Giant regen project opposite Chelsea Barracks to deliver 758 new homes in 'the biggest development of new council and affordable homes in the south of Westminster in a generation'
New sensor-based system to manage safe distancing on construction sites
Visilean says 'radical enhancement' to its service will help housebuilders get back to work safely
Housebuilders get back to work amidst supply chain & sales concerns
Property developers are getting back on-sites following Government advice - but construction supply chains have been disrupted and sales activity has been thwarted.
Housebuilder unveils ‘Foundation 200’ modular home prototype; plans to donate 200 to homeless people
Hill Group has showcased its prototype "Foundation 200" house, 200 of which will be built and donated to homeless people over the next five years.
Knowles launches specialist country division; recruits high-profile Symm alumni
Prime London construction firm rolls into Oxfordshire, Berkshire & the Cotswolds and secures the services of well-known industry figures Hugh Bickerton & Aidan Mortimer
London’s resi development industry ‘made hay’ during Q1
Latest Molior survey of the capital's new-build scene shows sales and starts were both up significantly pre-lockdown