Construction
RBKC calls for property consultants to upgrade its housing portfolio
Kensington & Chelsea Council has put out a tender for companies to improve and manage thousands of homes across the borough
Prime new-build construction collapses in London, but sales pick up
45% fewer prime new-build homes started construction in London in Q2 this year compared to 2018, report Savills and Molior
Watch: Embassy Gardens’ ambitious ‘sky pool’ takes shape
Property developer EcoWorld Ballymore is going to great lengths to create a "world first" 25-metre suspended swimming pool in Nine Elms.
City of London launches UK’s first planning ‘wind guidelines’
Square Mile's 'robust' new framework, raising the requirements for acceptable wind conditions and taking cyclists into account for the first time, could form the basis for national or international standards…
Sicilian standoff stalls Monaco’s $2bn Le Portier project
The tiny principality's efforts to enlarge its land area by building a whole new neighbourhood off the coast have been hit by delays over the sourcing of 1.2 million tonnes of sand from Sicily
Airspace developer bolsters construction team
Apex has hired 14 new starters so far this year - a 140% increase compared to 2018
EcoWorld Ballymore’s botanical-themed London towers top out
The Glenn Howells-designed Wardian London near Canary Wharf has reached full height
Required Reading: The VAT reverse charge for building & construction services
A major change to the way VAT is collected in the building and construction industry comes into play on 1st October 2019 [delayed to 2020].
High-end joinery specialist hires Sizebreed founder
Barry Breed joins Leicester-based NBJ as Business Development Director, after leaving the high-end construction firm he co-founded with Darren Size in 2009
London’s new-build market suffers as starts, completions and sales tumble
Construction starts in London totalled just 3,400 units in Q2, according to Molior, well down on last year's quarterly average of 5,800;
RICS publishes ‘pioneering’ global property measurement standards
A draft guidance note on "Measurement of Land for Development and Planning Purposes" is now open for consultation
Bloomberg: UK builders see Brexit crisis when foreign labour disappears
Britain's construction industry "will lose access to the lifeblood of its workforce" as a result of leaving the EU, warns Bloomberg journalist Olivia Konotey