Construction
Top construction lawyer joins Boodle Hatfield
John Wevill has advised on schemes including Qatar 2022 and the redevelopment of Quadrant 1, Regent Street
Currency volatility pushes resi construction and fit-out costs up
Savills' Programme & Cost Sentiment Survey indicates rising costs and timescales
Demand for building work bucks Brexit – but London is ‘flat-lining’
SME construction seems in fine fettle, but the skills shortage is 'starting to bite' in some regions
Emaar breaks ground on the world’s tallest tower
Works on The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour are underway
Wates to expand housing investment with new resi development division
Major construction firm to launch new residential development arm
New international measurement standards promise ‘more clarity and consistency’
Open source methods should make off-plan deals less surprising
Camden closes basement development ‘loophole’
All basements digs will need planning permission from June next year
Sea Grab: Work starts on Monaco’s €2bn ‘extension’
Extraordinary 'offshore urban extension project' will add a whole new district to the glitzy principality
Tall Orders: China’s Greenland launches £800m London skyscraper
Record-breaking Docklands development will be the tallest resi structure in western Europe
The Basement Tax: Westminster brings in new levy on subterranean developments
Council to charge average of £8k on subterranean projects to pay for new 'sub squad'
Bricking It: ‘There is absolutely no shortage’
NAEA slammed as "out of date and and unhelpful"
Housebuilding starts up (a bit) with Cambridge and Southwark leading the way
The Office for National Statistics records 36,400 new housebuilding starts in Q2, and 34,920 completions