Construction
Stricken buildings rescued in Balham after botched basement dig
Council saves pair of family houses in danger of collapse by pumping in tonnes of concrete...
A quarter of domestic refurb projects go over budget
Homeowners spend an average £5,823 redecorating or remodelling a home before putting it on the market, says an insurance company
London is the fifth most expensive world city to build in
Construction costs in London increased by 3.9% last year, and are forecast to rise by another 2.8% in 2018
Builders call for a construction licensing system to ‘crush the cowboys’
Construction firms want more regulation, claims the FMB
Ranked: The ten richest housebuilders in the UK
It's been a very good 12 months for the big players...
Start-up offers starchitect-designed modular homes for ‘awkward’ spaces
Land Converter founders roll out 'off-the-shelf' designs for off-site construction by Adjaye Associates, Faye Toogood, Carl Turner Architects, and Skene Catling de la Peña
Record number of planning permissions granted in 2017
351,169 new homes were granted planning permission in England last year (the highest number since 2006), over 18,079 sites
Housebuilding starts freeze up in Q1, but annual figures still tickle a record high
Chilly weather caused delays on many building sites in Q1 2018, but the annual tally for new housebuilding registrations is still the second-highest in a decade.
Building material costs ‘continue to rocket’
Bricks are in short supply - with some waiting times in excess of 12 months - while the price of insulation materials have escalated by 16% in the last year
Towers of London: Over 500 tall towers are now in the capital’s development pipeline
90% of London's current high-rise projects are for residential use
Top project management firm ‘enters into a new chapter’ with a leadership refresh
Buro Four has appointed four new Directors to its leadership team, and promoted three staff to key positions
Dealing With Disputes: The case for mediation
It is startling how eager developers, contractors and joint venture partners are to take each other to court, even when there are initiatives designed to encourage them to seek alternative resolutions,…