Cost of construction materials soars by nearly a quarter

Traditional skills are at risk of being 'lost forever', says Historic England, with ‘grave consequences’ for the country’s older buildings.

Balfour Beatty confirms it will ‘no longer bid for fixed price residential property projects in central London’ as Covid-19 disruption leads to delays & write-downs.

Historic England receives generous pledge from the Hamish Ogston Foundation to address ‘long-standing and severe skills shortage’