In the dynamic world of property development, a builder’s reputation is one of their most valuable assets. Today’s homebuyers expect more than just high-quality design and materials; they demand long-term peace of mind. For developers, navigating construction, finance and risk management requires not just a clear strategy but reliable partners.
Solving the UK’s housing crisis was one of the major manifesto promises made by the Conservative Party at the last election in 2019. It pledged to build one million homes over the next parliament. Despite winning the election, this target has never been reached and after yet another government U-turn, this time on housing targets, is all hope now lost?
Jonathan Nugent, managing director of Arbicon, the leading firm of construction claims consultants, highlights the source of payment problems in construction in this current tough economy and how to tackle them.
LHC is launching five public sector frameworks covering retrofit, energy efficiency, asset safety, and compliance works in 2023 to support public sector organisations on the journey to carbon net zero and building compliance.
HS2 bosses are allegedly considering scaling back the national rail network after rising inflation, postponing or cancelling a London Euston connection altogether.
Futurebuild 2023 will see the net zero pioneer put innovation under the spotlight with the brand new FutureX Innovation area sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and in partnership with Ryder Architecture.
JCT Construct is a contract drafting system with advanced editing features, enabling you to create and amend your JCT contracts in a secure, flexible and easy-to-use online environment.
Marrons has submitted a planning application for the Etruscan Square development, supported by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and £20m from the government's Levelling Up Fund.
The latest HMRC Property Transactions data examining the monthly property transactions statistics suggests that the market is slowing, although predictions about what follows varies.
Mark Robinson, group chief executive at leading public sector procurement authority SCAPE, looks at introducing mandatory whole-life carbon assessments for construction projects and explains why the looming recession cannot come at a cost to net zero.
The government believes a new Infrastructure Levy will ensure developers pay a fair share towards supporting communities, but Grant Leggett of Boyer London believes the proposals do not simplify contributions and could lead to greater complexity.
The last great recession, Brexit, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have not only led to uncertainty in the economy, but construction procurement challenges, with price volatility, supply chain issues, skilled labour and material shortages, and a sharp increase in energy costs, Constellia explains.
The average UK house price was £295,000 in November 2022, which is £28,000 higher than this time last year, according to the latest ONS UK House Price Index.
Three-quarters of Local Planning Authority officers in Wales felt overstretched in their work, according to a Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) survey of 209 planners in Wales.
Dr Mike Pitts, deputy challenge director for Transforming Construction at Innovate UK, looks back on the first year of the Construction Leadership Council’s Construct Zero programme and the final year of the Transforming Construction challenge.
