Construction
Answering the sustainability question: How & why developers should integrate ESG from the outset
While eco-solutions require significant investment in terms of both strategy and execution, the long-term gains are already evident, explains Strutt & Parker's Josh Ayres.
EPCs: an Extremely Problematic Conundrum
Buying agent Marcus Gondolo-Gordon agrees with the Climate Change Committee, that EPCs 'create market uncertainty and are in urgent need of reform' - and he has some practical suggestions for how things…
£180mn Vauxhall scheme tops out
Australian developer Third.i's Graphite Square launches to the UK market this month and will be ready for occupation in 2024.
In Pictures: Master Builder Awards 2023
Vantage & Co has been named Master Builder of the Year 2023, for the large-scale renovation of an historic Georgian villa in Birmingham.
Ward Williams brings in Knight Frank partner to boost high-end resi offering
James Carter-Brown previously led KF's resi building consultancy team.
Rockwell gets to work on ‘landmark’ riverside scheme in SW London
Donal Mulryan's development firm is turning the site of an old Curry's superstore in Fulham into a 3.2-acre luxury scheme housing 269 apartments - whilst bringing 150m of waterfront back to life.
Specialist tech firm scores £10mn super-prime Belgravia scheme contract
The Peninsula London is launching this month, with a gamut of smart home features courtesy of OKTO Technologies.
New SW London scheme tops out as sales hit 70% mark
The AFK-designed Chelsea Riverview is the first large-scale London resi scheme by developer SMC.
Ongoing ‘consent crunch’ threatens new-build supply
New home completions unlikely to exceed 225,000 homes in 2023, says Savills, amid 'difficult' development conditions.
Numbers not stacking up for nearly half of building firms
Just under half of FMB members say their businesses are on track to make a loss this year, as outgoings continue to rise.
Record number of London development schemes stalled as difficulties grow
Survey shows around 70 significant projects are at a standstill, while new-build sales have fallen to their lowest level in 12 years.
Over half of all homes in the UK’s private rented sector need upgrading to hit the target EPC – Savills
A lot of progress has been made, but some 2.9 million homes in the private rented sector still need work done to upgrade their EPC rating to a C - and the bill could hit £30bn.