Construction
Caudwell on the lookout for new Audley Square contractor
Developer Caudwell Properties decides not to proceed with Byrne Bros at its ultra-prime Mayfair project, opting instead to retender basement box and frame works
RIBA, RICS & CIOB team up to call for mandatory sprinklers in homes
Property industry bodies are lobbying for new legislation to require the installation of fire suppression systems in all new and converted residences, and in refurbishment projects.
Clivedale awards £50m contract to deliver Mayfair’s Mandarin Oriental Residences
Super-prime developer appoints contractors for 'Central London’s first truly integrated hotel and residences' on Hanover Square
Work begins on next phase of Chelsea Barracks as Qatari Diar ‘commits to London’
Developer picks Multiplex to deliver fourth phase of Belgravia super-scheme after taking some time to consider next steps
2019 is ‘the year of the tall building’: London’s skyscraper count to double by 2030
541 new skyscrapers are in London's development pipeline, and a record 76 are set to complete this year.
More backing for specialist airspace developer Apex
Arshad Bhatti's "pioneering" firm secures £10m from the Mayor’s Innovation Fund to help it to build more homes on London’s rooftops
Britain’s homes are ‘not fit for the future’, warns Gummer’s Committee on Climate Change
We are not 'adequately prepared for the challenges of climate change', warns the CCC, 'both in terms of reducing emissions from UK homes and ensuring homes are adequately prepared for the impacts of climate…
Watch: The ‘formidable task’ of developing Ten Trinity Square
China's Reignwood Group has released an unexpectedly-candid marketing video charting the development of its landmark super-prime project in the City of London, Ten Trinity Square
Housing supply picks up, but delivery still undershooting need
Number of new homes built across England rose to 238,000 in the year to Q4 2018, up 12% on Q4 2017, notes Savills; even so, London only delivered 56% of homes needed at an aggregate level
Problems mount for SME construction firms
Nervy banks, rising costs and a weak housing market have conspired to hit builders' bottom lines, reports the FMB
In Pictures: The new ‘housebuilding factory’ set to deliver 5,000 new homes a year
Weston Group's new logistics centre in Essex 'represents the future of the volume housebuilding industry', says Chief Exec Bob Weston
Airspace developer secures £9m funding deal
Apex Airspace Developments backed by Homes England to build 78 rooftop homes across five sites in the capital