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.
Barratt Developments has issued its latest trading statement from 1 January to 5 May 2019, revealing the outlook for the year is above the board’s expectations.
Specialists have been appointed to three new frameworks which will enable procurement of up to £30m of professional technical services to support housing delivery,
New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong are the world’s most expensive cities to build in, according to the latest International Construction Cost Comparison published by Arcadis.
Construction industry suppliers say they expect a slight dip in the market following Brexit, but reveal they are prepared thanks to contingency plans, according to a survey by MRA Research.
£3bn to help housing associations borrow to build is welcome but much more can and should be done to tackle the UK’s desperate need for social housing.
UK house prices have rose on average more than 300%, exceeding salary inflation. Whereas in 1996, the amount of take-home salary that a first-time buyer would spend on their mortgage was 17.5%.
Interserve has been awarded a £7.8m contract by the Department for Education to design and build a new two-storey teaching block for CLCC in Leicester.
Place Plans may not be the best known mechanism for community-led planning but their flexible, collaborative nature make them a valuable tool for planners and residents alike.
The National Audit Office (NAO) has said that the Crossrail project is “past the point of no return” as costs spiral to £16bn, tunnelling was completed in 2015 and trains have already been ordered.
