6+ day, 51+ min ago   (428+ words) The report noted that this sector’s projected demand creates unprecedented pressure and requires coordinated infrastructure planning. So how do we unlock the opportunities data centres provide in a sustainable, balanced way? As a global centre for business, finance, and technology,…...

1+ week, 1+ 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…...

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, 6+ 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, 5+ 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, 6+ day ago   (231+ words) The index highlights the areas currently combining strong hiring activity with a healthy pipeline of future construction work, helping reveal where the industry’s strongest growth opportunities are emerging. Coventry ranks first overall, combining the UK’s highest rate of construction career…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (763+ words) How to recruit, train and retain more people in the construction sector is a longstanding problem and by far the most common theme I hear when speaking to CIOB members. Every year, CITB publishes its workforce outlook, which estimates how…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (312+ words) The Residents’ Panel is a statutory committee established under the Building Safety Act 2022. It helps ensure residents’ voices and experiences inform BSR’s work to improve the safety of higher-risk buildings and support the building safety regime. The independent chair is…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (496+ words) While traditional parties debate the nuances of the planning system, Reform’s housing pledges hinge on a radical deregulation of the housebuilding process and the abolition of key environmental constraints. For property developers, the immediate appeal of reduced red tape is…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (246+ words) The construction industry pipeline has also benefited from a jump of 10% in detailed planning approvals in the three months to July. While this is good news, planning approvals are still down 3% year-on-year, and project starts on-site fell 7% in the three-month…...