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Local communities are creating affordable homes by setting up and managing their own housing developments…
Local-led projects to tackle the housing crisis have given communities...
Growth has been seen in construction, but the skills shortage still remains a major concern for the sector…
Activity across the UK’s construction sector continued...
The government has put forward new proposals to speed up the planning process and boost house building by offering fast track application services…
The government...
The government is considering allowing high performing councils to increase their planning application fees…
A consultation is underway to consider whether high performing planning teams...
A new analysis has suggested the government’s discounted starter homes scheme is not affordable for the majority of first-time buyers…
The starter homes scheme is...
Despite an increase in activity in December, the fourth quarter of 2015 saw construction growth fall…
A reduced spending on infrastructure during the fourth quarter...
Ministers have called upon rural businesses and residents to give their views on the barriers facing the rural planning system…
A new consultation has been...
Ahead of Holyrood elections this year, Scotland’s builders have set out their strategy for growth, including a five pillar plan to achieve sustainable development...
UK construction work is expected to grow over the next two years, generating significant profit due to a surge in major infrastructure projects…
New figures...
The government has agreed a deal with Openreach and the Home Builders Federation to ensure new homes have superfast broadband connectivity…
New build homes will...
The Considerate Constructors Scheme has launched a new Monitors’ Checklist, used to assess and score firms against the Code of Considerate Practice…
A new checklist...
Kathryn Mair explores some of the risks associated with contaminated land and explains the initial steps a developer needs to take...
With a national drive...
Mark Thackeray discusses recent announcements made about planning processes from the top players in the Tory party…
Remember the good old days when the only...
The European Construction Industry Federation has backed the European Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan…
The European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) has welcomed the European Commission’s...
