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The next mayor should consider reducing the impact of proposed boundary taxes affecting builders in greater London, urges the Federation of Master Builders branch for
Timber, roof tiles and roofing membranes are proving pricier and harder to source with longer lead times threatening construction output. Imports such as paints and
Smaller builders could benefit from a £150m ‘help to build’ fund to make it easier for people to commission a bespoke home. The government initiative
Tricky development sites are to get access to funding for site preparation and infrastructure with the launch of the £75m brownfield land release scheme today.
Major contractors are rolling out a new common assessment standard aimed at radically reducing the £1bn spent a year checking out supply chain providers. Balfour
A disused coal-fired power station in Staffordshire is set to be redeveloped to offer 2,300 new low carbon homes and a school. Cannock Chase and
UK construction activity boomed in March with the purchasing managers’ index reaching 61.7 – the highest reading since the second half of 2014. This was
An office and a garden have overtaken closeness to a station, shops and restaurants when it comes to choosing a new home, according to research
Companies doing globally accredited eco refurbs should be able to do green retrofit work on UK homes and buildings immediately, advises the National Federation of
Detached properties have seen an 8.6 per cent year-on-year house price rise according to the latest figures by the Office of National Statistics, ONS. Overall
The UK’s net-zero carbon target for all homes by 2050 is unlikely to be met without a major overhaul of the current system, warn MPs.
Construction of roads, bridges, cycle lanes, water, gas and communications to service the 10,000 homes set to be built at Meridian Water in Edmonton will
Reducing planning risk by making decisions more predictable and quicker would benefit SME housebuilders, the House of Lord’s built environment
Artificial intelligence should be harnessed to work out biodiversity net gain for sites of 50 homes or less, urges the
More than nine out of ten smaller housebuilders have said planning is the biggest obstacle to increasing their housing delivery,
A technical consultation on offering all new homes access to high-speed wi-fi has been announced by the government. Currently, more
Developers who fail to resolve snagging problems on new homes could see themselves struck off the New Homes Quality Board,
Supply chain problems are expected to resurface in the New Year due to Omicron’s effect on production and operations, the
All new buildings must reduce their greenhouse gases by nearly a third under new building regulations which will come into
As the effects of Brexit are beginning to be felt more across the UK and Europe, it’s certainly true that
A third of firms to join the Construction Leadership Council’s, CLC, latest round of net-zero champions are SMEs. These include
Scottish housebuilders are pressing their government to produce housing statistics more quickly in the wake of the latest stats showing
Major housebuilding projects in the capital are at risk if the government fails to put Transport for London, TfL, on
Construction firms’ activity bounced back in November thanks to the UK economy reopening and a smoother supply chain, according to
Skills such as heat pump installation, teamwork and leadership should be among the training and upskilling included in the apprenticeship
Repairs and maintenance SMEs need to skill up on decarbonisation, shows survey Smaller building firms are less confident than larger
New initiative criticised as ‘indiscriminate’ A voluntary commitment to instal newly built homes with bird-nesting bricks or boxes as well
Whole life carbon emissions will need to be assessed A supreme court ruling last week overturning approval for drilling oil
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