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BSRIA staging 2018 Soft Landings Conference

BSRIA is staging its third flagship Soft Landings Conference 2018: Soft Landings – a culture for all projects, which will take place on 15 June at RICS in London

Regulation changes create ‘uncertainty’ for landlords

Nearly one in five landlords (18.2%) say they find it ‘impossible’ to keep up with constant regulation changes, according to a new survey by property marketplace TheHouseshop.com

Urban regeneration project gains £5m backing from Scottish Power

Scottish Power has made a commitment to provide £5m worth of sponsorship over five years to an urban regeneration project run by entrepreneur Marie Macklin

BRE and Measurabl announce integration of BREEAM

BRE have today (20 April) announced the launch of its integration of BREEAM, the world’s leading sustainability assessment method for master planning projects, infrastructure and buildings, with Measurabl, the most widely adopted sustainability software for real estate

Figures reveal record low for Infrastructure construction

The value of new construction contracts in March reached £5.3bn, a monthly increase of 8.7%. However, the overall positivity cannot be shared across all sectors of construction, as infrastructure figures reached their lowest point in March since Barbour ABI began tracking the series

Homeowners Survey 2018 exposes ‘serious’ housing problems

UK adults are more concerned about property prices and availability today than at any point in the last five years, according to the Homeowners Survey 2018

New Demolition team, territories and sites

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MPs back construction retentions reform bill post Carillion

The number of cross-party MPs supporting a construction retentions reform bill has soared since Carillion collapsed in January

£250m Sighthill TRA regeneration progresses

Glasgow City Council has signed an agreement with Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) and Keepmoat Homes to build 800 homes and retail/commercial properties at the Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA)

Breedon acquires Lagan Group for £455m

The construction firm Lagan Group has been sold to one of the biggest construction firms in the UK for £455m – Breedon Group said the acquisition would allow it to enter the Irish construction market

A third of millennials may never own their own home, says think tank

According to research from the Resolution Foundation, generations of young people in the UK will not own their own home and will be more likely to rent a property for the entirety of their lives

Effect of oil prices on construction

BCIS is forecasting that oil prices in construction will rise by 2% in the year to 4th quarter 2018, then by 3% per annum over the remainder of the forecast period

Actis welcomes Khan’s offsite homes ‘developers’ toolkit’ project

Pan European insulation specialist, Actis, has welcomed London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to fund a ‘developers’ toolkit’ to simplify the construction of offsite homes

UK could save £15bn every year by lifting construction productivity

Last December, the UK government announced its new productivity programme which is expected to deliver savings of £15bn every year. The programme is called Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP). Its main objective is to boost construction productivity and revolutionise the UK building sector in terms of infrastructure investment

UKCW Role Models to boost industry talent

UK Construction Week is launching a new initiative for 2018 to help the industry compete for talent. It will do this by taking role models in the industry and elevating their profile and their story in a nationwide publicity campaign through trade and consumer media

Report calls for collaboration to tackle the construction industry’s productivity gap

Bridge and engineering services specialist, Mabey, have released a new report urging greater collaboration across the supply chain in a bid to tackle the construction industry’s productivity gap

Study reveals the ‘easiest’ and ‘hardest’ places to gain planning permission

A recent survey by home improvement professionals at Everest gathered geographical data by DCLG to reveal the 10 areas most likely to accept or decline minor planning permissions

Cuddy Group take control of contracts and costs with Pegasus CIS

Cuddy Group have utilised Pegasus CIS,software solution specifically designed for the construction and contracting industries, in order to manage contracts and costs ease.

Government vows to ban slow paying contractors from public contracts

The government has said that main contractors who do not pay their supplier promptly are to be banned from bidding for public sector contracts

Organisations urge NPPF upholds Garden City principles

Over 50 organisations – including councils, professional bodies and trade associations – have urged the government to reinstate the reference to Garden City principles in the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

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