Will new towns solve Britain’s housing problem? Only if barriers to delivery are properly addressed, writes Victoria du Croz, partner and head of planning at Forsters
When engaged from the start of a project, a structural warranty partner such as ICW becomes a strategic asset, offering the technical insight and risk management needed to streamline the development.
Plans have been revealed to build an £85m northern version of Cornwall’s Eden Project in Morecambe with the initial planning report submitted to Lancaster City Council.
Homes England has published its latest annual housing statistics, which reveal a significant increase in the number of affordable homes being built in England.
New investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and urban development projects across Greece will be supported following the first agreement under a new €650m infrastructure investment initiative.
As part of Hackney’s ambitious building programme to build genuinely affordable new council homes, Higgins has delivered 70 new social rent council homes at Colville Estate.
Kier has revealed it is to cut 1,200 jobs to help save costs of up to £55m a year from 2021, as the construction and services firm continues to struggle.
The outright decline in the interest of new buyers in the housing market shows signs of stabilising in May, in the wake of the decision to extend the deadline for withdrawal from the EU.
Architects Flanagan Lawrence have been appointed to develop the final designs for the ambitious project to revive the University of Salford’s historic Maxwell Hall.
