Construction
Housing delivery is ‘massively out of kilter’ with homes required
Some areas are seeing many more new homes built than are needed, while other locations are falling far below their housing need.
‘One of the most complex construction projects ever delivered in the UK’: Battersea Power Station reaches practical completion
Iconic Grade II* listed landmark will finally open to the public this Autumn, following a painstaking eight-year restoration.
Wanted: Net Zero Building Standards chief
"A proven champion of net zero carbon buildings" is needed to spearhead the development the Britain's first Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, backed by many of the property sector's biggest and most i…
Gove addresses building owners as safety reforms come into force
“Today marks a major turning point for building safety in this country, as we introduce a tough new regime to make homes safe and help rid the sector of bad practice once and for all," says Levelling U…
Architects’s business confidence bounces back, led by the resi sector
Optimism has returned, reports the RIBA.
The Building Safety Act: The biggest change to building safety in 40 years
With provisions due to come into force at the end of this month, the Macfarlanes team takes an in-depth look at the new Building Safety Act - which "represents a sea change for the construction sector" …
Housebuilder rolls out sustainability programme across £2.13bn portfolio
Weston's "fabric first" approach to housing design and construction aims to boost energy efficiency, reduce emissions - and tap into home-buyers' "green premium".
Colliers acquires top building consultancy firm Paragon
Paragon and Colliers have teamed up to create a 213-strong project & building consultancy, operating across the UK.
Designing for the Future: Buildings must stand the test of time in the race to reach carbon goals
Architects and property developers "have to be more creative in our approach to buildings old and new, residential or commercial, to ensure that what we design, is designed to last," says SPPARC chief, Trevor …
Developers scale-back tall building projects in London
The number of planning applications to build skyscrapers in London has dropped by more than 13% in the last year, according to the ninth annual London Tall Buildings Survey by New London Architecture and…
Galliard ‘caves in’ to Gove’s cladding call
High-profile property developer agrees to government demands to pay cladding scandal costs, reportedly accusing the Housing Secretary of acting like "Al Capone".
New Right to Light guidance for homeowners left in the shadows
“Ancient lights are still a current day safeguard against unwanted obstruction to natural light,” says the RICS.