Tom O’Brien, director, O’Brien Contractors, reflects on the construction commitments made in last week’s Autumn Budget and why these need to go further.
Figures released by NHBC show 29,356 new homes were registered to be built in Q1 2025, up 36% on Q1 2024 (21,635) and 17% more than Q4 2024 (25,034). 26,120 new homes were completed in the same period, 1% down on Q1 2024.
The UK Government has released a Green Paper proposing big changes to how construction products are regulated. These reforms are a direct response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the urgent need to make buildings safer.
Andrew Milsom, sector lead for Affordable Housing at NHBC, examines the importance of affordable housing in efforts to deliver the Government's housing targets.
Sadiq Khan is “actively exploring” relaxing green belt building rules in the capital, claiming that current rules are “wrong, out-of-date and simply unsustainable”.
This article — the first in a three-part series — explores the structural problems underpinning the UK’s planning regime, the economic drag they produce, and the rationale for sweeping legislative intervention.
Amid persistent macroeconomic uncertainty and subdued client confidence, UK construction output recorded a fourth consecutive monthly decrease in April. However, the latest data from the S&P Global UK Construction PMI indicates early signs of stabilisation in activity, led by a relatively resilient residential sector.
