5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (479+ words) Britain has enough “growth” plans to fill the British Library. What we’re missing is a government that sticks around long enough to deliver one. This matters more now than usual. In July, Andy Burnham became the UK’s prime minister unopposed…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (677+ words) The housing crisis is no longer simply a housing issue. It’s an economic, public services and social justice issue. Rising homelessness, record spending on temporary accommodation and growing numbers of households unable to access affordable homes are creating pressures that…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (291+ words) The new Right to Work rules, introduced under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, will significantly expand obligations beyond traditional employees and could expose construction firms to civil penalties of up to £60,000 per illegal worker if they fail to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (631+ words) It’s no secret that construction is facing a series of converging workforce pressures. In the UK, the workforce is ageing: the average age is now over 42, around 35% are over 50, and as many as 750,000 could retire between 2021 and 2036 – adding urgency to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (448+ words) Titled Building Tomorrow: UK Housing Delivery Analysis, the report provides a data led assessment of traditional housebuilding, Build to Rent (BTR), Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), urban regeneration and the policy environment shaping housing delivery through to 2030. The report argues…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (330+ words) However, this still leaves 35% of developers on the other side, with comments describing increased process, cost, and need for specialist support. 73% of the survey’s respondents say they are gaining confidence in Biodiversity Net Gain once adopted into their processes. 27% described…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (410+ words) The planning staff shortage is affecting 9-in-10 local authority planning departments across England and Wales, according to the report. This in turn is causing delays for the delivery of new homes and further threatens the 1.5m new homes target. 90% of local…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (452+ words) Ahead of its return to the NEC on 29 September, UKCW Birmingham has unveiled The Construction Reset – a new theme designed to tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities shaping the future of the built environment, from improving productivity and scaling industrialised…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (286+ words) SCAPE has published the Tender Notice for a national construction framework, offering a fully compliant, actively managed procurement route for public sector organisations and maximising value by creating long-term strategic partnerships. The framework has a total capacity of £8bn over four…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (209+ words) Delivered by construction contractor Henry Brothers for Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, the new facility replaces the former Belper Clinic on the Babington Hospital site on Derby Road. Designed by architects Race Cottam Associates, the centre brings existing…...