The Royal Town Planning Institute has launched a new Planning Enforcement Handbook for England in preparation for new Levelling Up and Regeneration Act rules coming into effect.
The complexities and sometimes confusions of sustainability in construction put specifiers in a daunting position, with even apparently responsible choices of material –including picking recycled aluminium – leaving a host of questions still to be answered.
The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) has published its draft New Homes Quality Code to help address gaps in existing protections for new build customers.
A property developer in Essex has been banned for 14 years after he promised investors substantial returns but instead operated a ‘ponzi’ property scheme.
Morgan Sindall has been appointed to deliver an enabling works package and multi-storey car park (MSCP) and cycle hub as part of the total redevelopment of the North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) site.
Covid-19, Brexit and booming demand are combining to drive up prices for the essential materials the UK’s construction sector desperately needs. Bluebeam takes a look at the 2021 building materials shortage.
Kidbrooke Partnership LLP – a joint venture between Notting Hill Genesis and Transport for London (TfL) – has secured a £12.7m Green Development Loan from HSBC UK to deliver a new scheme in Kidbrooke.
VolkerFitzpatrick has been awarded a £29m contract by Reef Group to deliver The Apex, one of six mixed-use new builds forming the ‘Tribeca’ development in the heart of King’s Cross.
A2Dominion has appointed Graham as one of the preferred construction partners onto a four-year framework to support the delivery of its £900m estate investment plan.
HS2 has launched the search for a construction contractor to build its Interchange Station, bidders are asked to put themselves forward for the £370m contract.
Assent delivers building control solutions on over 30,000 projects annually; our growing network of 60+ offices means that we are always within one hour of a site anywhere in England and Wales.
In this article, we talk to Iain Thomson, CEO of Assent, and Adam Melrose, director at Clarke Banks, about some of the issues affecting the world of building control and what the industry needs to do to tackle them head-on.
