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Cautious optimism: Housing outlook, mortgage rates – and what developers should do now

After two bruising years of volatility, the end of 2025 finds the UK housing market in a very different place.

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ICW: Partnerships built on trust

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.

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The rise of freelance estimators

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Galliford Try wins £85m Tottenham Hale contract

Galliford Try has been named contractor on two residential buildings at Tottenham Hale worth £85m for developers, Argent Related.

Green light for next phase of £400m Kirkstall Forge development

Leeds City Council has granted planning consent for the next phase of the £400m Kirkstall Forge development in Leeds.

Environment Agency repairs flood defences damaged in February

The Environment Agency has continued to repair flood defences damaged in the February floods throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, prioritising those communities most at risk of flooding.

Contractors could face market volatility until 2021

Contractors may face damaging market volatility until at least 2021 due to the Covid-19 crisis, according to Mace’s latest Market View for Q2 2020.

Planning applications begin to rise as lockdown eases

As lockdown eases and furloughed staff return to work, planning application submissions have begun to rise again, a new report has shown.

Insurers can tackle UK’s infrastructure funding gap, says L&G

Insurers can tackle a fifth of the UK’s infrastructure funding gap over the next decade and encourage ‘inclusive capitalism’, according to a new report by Legal & General.

Interserve completes £4.4m Ridgewood High School development

Interserve has completed the £4.4m Ridgewood High School development, in Stourbridge on behalf of the Department for Education.

Bouygues UK to use ‘revolutionary’ air-purifying paint

Bouygues UK has signed a partnership with Airlite to use its air-purifying paint to improve sustainable environmental performance and air quality.

CLC welcomes IPA’s procurement pipeline plans

The CLC has welcomed the Infrastructure and Project Authority’s (IPA) procurement pipeline which identifies plans to go forward throughout the 2020-21 financial year.

Design flaws put cancer patients ‘at risk’ at Glasgow hospital

There is no clear evidence linking failures in the design, build commissioning and maintenance to avoidable deaths of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Hospital for Children, according to a new report.

Barnsley bridge to reopen after vital upgrade

Network Rail has announced that Hough Lane road bridge in Wombwell will reopen for motorists on Thursday (18 June) following vital work to upgrade it.

Winvic secures first hotel contract

Winvic has secured its first hotel contract to deliver a luxury four-star hotel in Milton Keynes which will comprise of 261 bedrooms.

Government appoints Arup to £3.6bn towns fund programme

The ministry of housing, communities and local government (MHCLG) has appointed Arup to lead a consortium to help local authorities across England access the £3.6bn Town Fund.

Go-ahead for U+I & TfL’s mixed-use scheme in Southwark

U+I and Transport for London (TfL) have been given the green light to transform an empty Southwark site into a new mixed-use scheme.

Steel vortex system delivered at Hammersmith site

A giant stainless-steel vortex system and a single piece of pipe, large enough to house an entire Tube carriage, have been delivered to Tideway’s Hammersmith site.

Interserve wins £3.8m contract to create two roundabouts in Suffolk

Interserve has been awarded a £3.8m contract from Suffolk County Council, through the Eastern Highways Alliance Framework 2, to create two new roundabouts on the A140 located to the north and south of Eye Airfield, Brome, Suffolk.

CIOB calls for Covid-19 testing station on all major construction sites

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called on the Government to set up COVID-19 testing stations on major construction sites around the UK.

Major industrial development complete in Wolverhampton

Stoford Developments, with Bridges Fund Management and RLAM, has completed Pantheon Park, one of the biggest developments in Wolverhampton.

BAM wins £15m Aintree Hospital renovation

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed BAM Construction to transform the main entrance and tower block of Aintree Hospital.

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