New research has revealed that local authorities are increasingly relying on additional fees from developers to resource the planning process, while delays continue to hold up deadlines for new housing.
The government must invest now to Get Britain Building, supporting UK manufacturers, home builders, and local economies at a time when weak demand is driving factory closures and job losses across the construction supply chain.
A new framework from the University of Cambridge aims to help organisations unlock the value of data and use it to understand how construction productivity can be improved.
New figures published by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) show the number of new homes receiving planning permission has fallen by 21% in the last quarter.
The UK government’s newly unveiled 'grey belt' strategy aims to release poor-quality Green Belt land for development to meet a mandatory target of 1.5 million new homes over this Parliament.
Ellie Wallbank, marketing executive at Spencer Clarke Group, explains how construction rework drives up project costs and time, making it essential to get things right the first time.
While the headline figure for the latest ONS construction output statistics may show growth of 0.1% in July, the reality is that the industry is still treading water, writes Clive Docwra, managing director of property and construction consultancy McBains.
