Construction
Developers are not ‘land banking’, concludes Letwin
“Developers could increase the choice of design, size and tenure of new homes without impacting on the local market and therefore speed up the rate at which houses are built and sold”, argues an independent…
UK planning applications slide
116,700 applications were submitted to England's district planning authorities in Q1, down 5% on the same period last year...
Berkeley expects profits to tumble by 30% next year
Housebuilder's latest set of results 'represent a peak' as headwinds continue to blow in London
In Pictures: SPPARC completes on Savills’ ultra-modern mixed-use digs in Kensington
'Unashamedly modern' new block on Kensington Church Street delivers three floors of office space for Savills plus four luxury apartments
Northacre awards £400m contract to deliver The Broadway
Multiplex lands main contractor role on luxury developer's 'landmark' transformation of the former New Scotland Yard HQ in Westminster
In Depth: Mapping London’s ‘luxified troglodytism’
Academics map and quantify London's 'elite' basement development projects
Dutch firms get started on ground-breaking 3D-printed build-to-rent homes
Eindhoven University and Dutch property investment giant Vesteda are claiming a "world first" with the construction of five 3D-printed build-to-rent homes.
London Mayor launches construction skills academy
A 'quality mark' is being rolled out to identify high-quality construction skills training provision
Underground Tactics: How to challenge (and defend) a basement development scheme
What can unhappy neighbours do about basement developments, and what should those doing the works be concerned about?
Olayan Group picks contractor for £141m Knightsbridge gig
Skanska lands contract to build major mixed-use K1 project on the corner of Brompton Road and Sloane Street
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