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Sharpest drop in construction activity in half a decade

The latest S&P Global UK Construction PMI reveals a steep decline in construction activity, with future outlooks growing increasingly pessimistic.

Planning Portal data shows new home applications rising

New home applications have risen in Q2 2025 for the first time since 2023, new data from TerraQuest and the Planning Portal shows.

Concrete market reports 62-year-low, confidence plummets

MPA figures report that the concrete market is facing historic lows across all major mineral products, with mortar the sole exception.

Housebuilders report shows further decline of planning consents

The BDS Housebuilders Quarterly Report for Q2 2025 shows that the number of housing consents is declining, despite government support.

A rise in new home registrations in Q2, reports NHBC

NHBC have reported an increase of 4% in new home registrations year-on-year and by 6% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2025.

£15m settlement reached in Bouygues cladding dispute

An L&Q and Bouygues cladding dispute has been settled for £15m, following dangerous cladding being left on two of L&Q's buildings.

DLA Town Planning expands with new Cambridge office following regional industry award win

DLA Town Planning Ltd, a distinguished firm of Chartered Town Planners established in 1989, is proud to announce the opening of a new office in Cambridge.

Planning policy reforms must be even more ambitious to achieve substantial improvement in housing delivery

Planning director for the Home Builders Federation (HBF), Catherine Williams, reflects on government planning reforms and what more should be done moving forward.

Government announces crackdown on late payments to support SMEs

The late payments crackdown will grant stronger powers to the Small Business Commissioner to wield multi-million pound fines against large firms that do not pay promptly.

Industrial Strategy: The government must create a level playing field for SMEs

Small construction firms must be central to the government’s Industrial Strategy, argues Derek Ryan, UK managing director at Bibby Financial Services

Taylor Wimpey loss of £92m recorded in the wake of cladding safety issues

Cladding remediation costs of £222m have caused a Taylor Wimpey loss of £92m pre-tax, after a profit of £100m in the previous period.

40,000 new brownfield railway homes to be delivered

Platform4 has been established and 40,000 brownfield railway homes are to be built on unlocked land across England.

Reinvest £100m CMA windfall on affordable housing, urges CLTN

The Community Land Trust Network (CLTN) is calling on the government to use the windfall to strengthen affordable housing delivery by investing in community-led housing.

Civil engineering contractors Galldris sold to employees

North London civil engineering firm Galldris has transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust.

Build Warranty Poised for Growth as UK Launches £725 Billion Infrastructure Plan

The UK government has unveiled a sweeping £725bn infrastructure strategy spanning the next 10 years, a move set to transform the nation’s built environment and unlock long-term economic growth.

Power connections should be a top priority for developers, according to UKMI report

Turner & Townsend's Summer 2025 UK Construction Market Intelligence report (UKMI) has revealed that ‘intense competition’ for UK power connections is creating uncertainty, despite growing infrastructure opportunities.

Environment Agency seeking contractors for £1.2bn beach defence framework

The Environment Agency is seeking two marine specialists to deliver routine and unplanned beach maintenance works to reduce the risk of coastal flooding for residential and commercial properties.

Scottish transport investment worth £66m announced

Chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has today announced an investment worth millions of pounds into West of Scotland transport links.

RTPI commission research into planning in Ireland

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has tasked the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) with investigating the evolution of cross-border co-operation and potential divergence in spatial planning policy on the island of Ireland since Brexit.

Circular building practices being advanced by Horizon Europe’s Drastic Project

The Drastic Consortium are investigating ways to bring about a European transition to more sustainable methods of building.

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