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London office starts plunged by nearly half between April and September

Statutory adjudication - the 2024 survey results are in…

Builders merchants group to write to government expressing ‘grave concerns’ over inheritance tax changes

Building products group Brickability upbeat for full year numbers

Labour warnings on public finances has crushed hopes of a post-election bounce, T&T Alinea says

Arup group chair Jerome Frost to step into new chief executive role

Adjudication offers speed – and not at any cost

Stepnell profit slides as firm prepares to demerge

Pay for self-employed tradespeople hits new high

Uncertainty ahead of Budget blamed for construction output slowdown

Basement package on £900m London towers job out next week

Derwent to start building work next year on Oxford Street scheme after replacing lead architect

Mandating a minimum profit margin could solve construction’s profitability woes

Decision on London towers scheme handed demolition order expected by end of next month

Construction needs a mission control

The Budget was a signifier of tone shift – never mind the missing detail

What are the consequences for missing contractual environmental and sustainability targets?

McAlpine rings changes as head of infrastructure leaves and commercial director joins from Lendlease

Labour’s first Budget gets mixed reaction as SMEs warn of tax rise hit

Reeves’ first Budget must back growth ambitions with infrastructure spending

Rayner calls in Chipperfield’s resubmitted Chinese embassy plans

Why my background in rugby can help us to tackle construction site inefficiency

Industry must get behind the NIC’s call for change

The new net zero standard is ambitious and will be challenging to achieve, but we must rise to the challenge

Byrne improves profit for third year in row

HOK redesigns stalled City office block to address viability issues

Race to land £900m London towers job set to start this month

Government focus on housing and infrastructure driving return to confidence, AtkinsRealis finds

Human or artificial intelligence? It’s all a matter of trust

ISG collapse: At times like these, firms should consider how to make themselves more robust

It’s not just contractors who have to deal with low margins, says developer behind Laing O’Rourke’s Olympia overhaul

Reeves promises budget with ‘real ambition’ and defends cuts to key projects

Shedding new light on late payment

Potential saviour did not have enough money to buy ISG, administrator says, as 2,000 jobs lost in collapse

ISG staff vent frustration at firm’s collapse after weeks of uncertainty

T&T urges firms to remain ‘vigilant to risk’ as confidence grows

Conclusive evidence clauses

Construction and immigration: How to make the points-based system fit to deliver industry growth

Arb seeking feedback on proposed post-Grenfell code of conduct

Top 150 Consultants 2024: There’s renewed optimism across the construction sector

Collateral warranties get clarity at last

Hang on, what about the margins?

Construction output fell in July, according to official figures

From data to knowledge to insight to wisdom

Commercial work and resurgence in housebuilding keeps output in black, PMI report says

Failures in refurbishment job that led to fire ‘likely widespread’ in construction industry, Grenfell Inquiry finds

Rayner’s ‘new homes accelerator’ is the right kind of big thinking to speed up housing delivery

Tenders on £900m London towers job expected to be out in ‘next few weeks’

‘We must be honest with ourselves’: Mace boss says industry needs further improvement as firms brace for Grenfell Inquiry report

Remediation of unsafe cladding on 2,300 residential buildings yet to start

Skills England proves Labour is serious about its development and growth ambitions

Recusal and the Post Office

Lendlease still in the ‘early stages’ of selling UK construction arm

Keltbray sells infrastructure business to private equity

The right to request predictable work

Housing association slams ISG claims of £7.7m unpaid bill as ‘spurious’

There’s a lot to learn: construction law resources on and offline

ISG takes housing association to High Court over claimed £7.7m unpaid bill

Tributes paid as Cundall founding partner dies aged 78

Output grows at fastest rate in two years to stay in black for fifth successive month, PMI report says

What the principal designer role means for clients and the industry

Will Labour’s proposed planning changes help to deliver more homes?

Oxbridge tech and life sciences markets hit historic high

Labour’s housebuilding dream could be a nightmare to realise

A tribute to Howard Bernstein, the visionary who saved Manchester

Hackitt’s golden thread guidance on digitalisation being ignored by most product manufacturers, CLC report finds

Mace chief of staff handed new role at firm

McAlpine coup as firm wins first phase of work at giant car battery plant in Somerset

Government launches Skills England initiative and brings in former Co-op boss to head it

Labour ‘off to good start’ on net zero but faces uphill battle to meet 2030 goals, says climate committee

Ramboll names new interim UK and Ireland boss as Philippa Spence moves into global role

‘Step in the right direction’: Construction reacts to the King’s Speech

New government sets out plans for housing and infrastructure in first King’s Speech

The Latham report, 30 years on

Planning reform expected to be at heart of today’s King’s Speech

Industry bosses called in to meet new chancellor to discuss ways to improve housing and infrastructure delivery

Former RLB boss joins marine civils firm

First impressions of the new regime – and I‘m cautiously optimistic

Sarah Jones expected to be named construction minister

Avant Homes identifies £43m balance sheet error in previous accounts

Smash-and-grab claims – and how to avoid them

Procurement strategy on £900m London towers job close to being finalised

Galliford Try predicts better than expected profit and revenue

Former Taylor Wimpey boss named as new Travis Perkins chief

New chancellor Rachel Reeves reverses onshore wind ban and restores mandatory housing targets

Currie & Brown brings in Gleeds director as new England and Wales boss

Labour government ‘must be realistic’ about challenges facing construction – industry leaders react to landslide

A new government – and a chance for construction to be heard

Cladding remediation liability under the Building Safety Act

Commercial work helps keep output in black, PMI report says

Call out for London firms to provide new-look apprenticeship route

Construction must recruit to make progress

Former TopHat boss joins brickmaker’s MMC business

Will Labour’s apprenticeship reforms really solve the skills crisis?

What we need now is good governance

Balfour Beatty names new construction chief

BCO chief executive Richard Kauntze stepping down next year

Bond Bryan buys historic Manchester architect

This election should bring us back to the centre

Vince Clancy to join CBRE board as T&T set to merge with US firm’s PM business

Ray O’Rourke stepping down as Laing O’Rourke chief executive next month

Multiplex confirmed as winner on £400m City office tower

Fresh intentions: an update to the letter of intent form

The Post Office scandal and the fallibility of wanting to win

Regulator tells teams to down tools on 50 ‘higher risk’ schemes due to building safety issues

Proper contract execution is vital

Construction still the sector with most insolvencies as high interest rates continue to squeeze firms

Cross-sector collaboration can address the skills shortage

Farage’s Reform UK pledges to scrap IR35 and net zero targets

Arup veteran Dervilla Mitchell made a Dame in King’s Birthday Honours

British Land finance chief heading to B&Q owner

Get up to speed on heat network regulation

Warm welcome from industry for Labour’s ‘wealth creation’ manifesto

Developers’ profit margins should not be dictating UK housing policy

Bring your data protection up to scratch

Wet weather blamed again as ONS records another fall in construction output

Let’s harness the power of the ‘incomplete client’

Main contract award on £900m London towers job due this autumn

‘They’ll struggle to find a buyer’: Richard Steer on the way forward for Lendlease

CLC calls on parties to commit to favouring planning approval on smaller sites

How a new ruling provides fresh clarity on building liability orders

Liberal Democrats outline housing and net zero plans in manifesto

‘We’ve not had any engagement from the Labour leadership – and we’ve tried’: The CPA’s new chair on the need for a positive products strategy

Developers press pause on new London office schemes as construction hits all time high

On second thoughts… the slip rule in adjudication

Wates construction boss to leave at end of year

Output grows by the fastest rate in two years as commercial work soars

Construction slump levelling out as economy stabilises, Glenigan says

Labour would allow firms to spend half of apprenticeship funds to train existing staff

Galliford Try appointed to former immigration centre and RAF upgrade job worth £101m

US energy firm shortlists sites for £1.3bn factory for mini nuclear reactors

A long-term vision for investing in assets begins with engineers and surveyors

Morgan Sindall wins healthcare work in Essex worth £60m

Who will speak up for the builders?

Persimmon shares dip as rumours swirl of Cala Homes bid

Industry leaders caught off guard by Lendlease’s decision to sell UK construction arm

Sunak pledges to fund 100,000 more apprenticeships by scrapping ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees

Suppliers wanted for £75m Northumbria University upgrade job

CIOB calls on next government to tackle late payment culture and create green skills fund

Lendlease to pull out of UK and sell its overseas construction business

Bowmer & Kirkland chair among business leaders backing Labour

Gove to leave housing role after decision to step down as MP

Sunak’s big election gamble: How the construction sector reacted

Contractors mull whether to bid £1bn London towers job as firms worry fixed price will be too risky

‘We have witnessed increasing hostility in these meetings’... Architect Joe Morris explains what’s wrong with the planning system

Building engineers group picks former civil servant as chief

It’s time to prepare for change – although we don’t have much to go on

Output grows again but housing continues to stutter

Next government should protect HS2 land until fresh strategy developed, says rail group

Getting serious on serial disputes

Turner & Townsend takes share in Danish offshore specialist

Related Argent appoints former Cushman & Wakefield boss as strategic advisor

We’re a nation of NEETs. Something must be done

Swedish firm’s deal to buy Birmingham ventilation company triggers watchdog concern

‘Construction seems to have fallen down the food chain’ – Scape’s Mark Robinson on what the government must change

Construction still accounts for more insolvencies than any other sector

Essential law: Termination, part four

Supply chain fragility takes over from material prices as biggest threat to contractors, RLB finds

‘Government flip-flopping on climate has cost us work’: Ramboll’s Philippa Spence on what she wants from UK politicians

Was Angela Rayner right to buy?

Constructing the Gold Standard for public sector frameworks – has anything changed?

Turnover at McGee jumps by nearly half

Police making construction ‘impossible’ with haulage restrictions, says NFB

London Fire Brigade cautiously welcomes second staircase guidance

Homes England should ‘take more risk’ and lead on more schemes, says review

Construction returns to growth despite lingering concerns over margins

Winners announced for £1.6bn healthcare decarbonisation framework

We must avoid carbon tunnel vision in workplace design

‘You’ve got to be prepared to see change. It’s natural’: HLM on its plan for the future

Government publishes second staircases guidance for higher risk buildings

What the second staircase guidance means for the industry

FMB’s Brian Berry: ‘That anyone can be a builder is not helpful to the reputation of the industry’

Council rejects plans for huge expansion of Sky’s new Elstree Studios

When does a party’s insistence on using preferred adjudicators shade into the risk of bias?

‘Get used to it.’ Can contractors’ hardening attitudes to risk be really much of a surprise?

Embrace AI and ‘micro’ investment zones to improve UK buildings, BRE urges next government

Profit slips at Scottish contractor Robertson

Turner & Townsend picks new European energy lead

Consultants appointed to V&A framework

The government must do more to boost UK infrastructure

Campaigners set to launch High Court challenge against £700m ITV Studios plans

Willmott Dixon names new chief finance officer

Why definitions are proving a challenge in the context of building safety

January output growth bucks medium-term decline

Balfour Beatty income up on back of strong UK performance

‘We’ve had enough. Sort yourselves out or we’ll stop working for you.’ A specialist tells main contractors what to do next

Wales extends building control registration deadline amid fears of crisis

Kevin Bundy reunites with former Battersea Power Station colleagues at new developer

City formally approves plan to build 1.2 million sq m of office space by 2040

This Budget was a missed opportunity to close the skills gap

This was not the Budget to fix broken Britain

M&S High Court decision won’t tip the scales away from a retrofit-first future

Downturn in housing market sees Travis Perkins profit drop

To retain or rebuild? M&S case shows the industry needs rules

Meet the productivity evangelists and their tribes

Winners named on £700m new build framework

Building Safety Act slowing down economic recovery, Arcadis warns

High Court overturns Gove’s decision to reject M&S’s Oxford Street plans

Building safety case reports explained

Bids back within days for first phase of Tata’s £4bn Somerset battery factory

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