Construction
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.
Sunak commits to building 1 million homes as Gove outlines long-term plan for housing
Latest government housebuilding strategy focuses on urban property development to avoid 'concreting over the countryside'.
Northern Europe faces the biggest relative increase in uncomfortable heat & is dangerously unprepared – new research
As a heatwave sweeps across southern Europe and global temperatures reach record heights, three academics from Oxford University warn the UK is likely to see a significant rise in "uncomfortably hot" weather…
RICS seeks views to ‘revolutionise residential retrofitting practices’ in the UK
Consultation of property professionals paves the way for a new Residential Retrofit Standard.