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Five years after the coalition cut nearly all funding for regeneration, the government is talking warmly of knocking down estates and rebuilding as part of a ‘blitz’ on poverty. But with just £140m pledged to back the drive and a host of obstacles to overcome, how excited should the development ...
A runaway success in the Netherlands, a boon for contractors and for occupiers, simple, ready-to-use and straight out of the box: could Energiesprong be the UK housing retrofit market’s new start?
Will prefabricated housing form the next generation of affordable homes? Vote here
Halted projects, redundancies and widespread delays and disruption are all consequences of the requirement for second staircases, says Christine Scott at Madison Berkeley
For all its rhetoric, the government’s changes set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are far from revolutionary. Instead, they focus on streamlining the planning and approvals process within the existing regime, says Alex Dillistone
The proposed legislative shift will present both opportunities and challenges in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects. The industry must understand – and embrace – the changes, says Lance Gudger of O’Brien Contractors
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