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Capacity to Build launched to invest in pipelines and skills

The government has merged several programmes into Capacity to Build, designed to help councils with housebuilding and construction staff.

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UK construction firms awarded £1bn sewer contract

Around £1bn worth of contracts have been granted to joint ventures led by Balfour Beatty, Costain, and Laing O'Rourke to construct a major sewer...

Plans submitted for hundreds of new homes at former RAF base

A planning application has been submitted for hundreds of new homes on the site of a former RAF base in Uxbridge… A former RAF base...

Wolverhampton Science Park plans submitted

The University of Wolverhampton Science Park has submitted plans to build a new science, technology, and prototyping centre… Plans for a £10m science and technology...

Planning laws could be relaxed to boost rural homes

Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled proposals to reform rural planning laws in a bid to make it easier to build new village homes… The recession...

£21m Network Rail refurb for Willmott Dixon

Construction firm Willmott Dixon has won a contract for a new project to retrofit Network Rail’s London offices… Interior arm of construction company Willmot Dixon...

Planning inspector tells Canterbury Council to build more homes

Canterbury Council's draft Local Plan does not meet the needs of the area, according to an independent planning inspector... Canterbury needs to find space for...

Government is still failing to address the housing shortage

A new survey has revealed the government is failing to address the housing shortage sufficiently... The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

How Smart Printing Saves Costs and Drives Efficiencies in Government

By Andrew Hall, marketing manager, OKI Systems UK Ltd Central and local government are continuing to feel the squeeze of austerity with the Conservative administration planning...

Office-residential conversion indecision hurts the housing sector

Government indecision regarding the rules for converting office buildings into residential units is having a negative impact on the housing sector... New rules that permit...

Improving performance and agility

All businesses, in whatever the state of development and maturity will use business processes to deliver services and goods to their customers...

£26m starter home boost to first-time buyers

Communities Secretary launches £26 million fund for housebuilders to demonstrate the range of high quality homes for first-time buyers... Greg Clark has announced the government...

The Green Belt – Nice or Noose?

Mark Thackeray, Principal Consultant of Walsingham Planning asks whether it's time for a thorough Green Belt review

Construction output slowed by weak housing activity in July

The latest survey has revealed the construction sector saw growth slow during July after a four-month high was seen in June... According to the latest...

Lime Street plans set for approval

Revised plans to redevelop Lime Street in Liverpool look set to receive approval, it has emerged... New plans look set to gain approval to redevelop...

Embodied Carbon in Construction

Embodied carbon is the carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the extraction, manufacture, transportation, assembly, replacement and deconstruction of...

Section 106 exemption ruled unlawful

The High Court has ruled against the government's policy of exempting developers of small sites from paying affordable housing contributions... The Department for Communities and...

Property title fraud costs millions each year

New data has revealed property title fraud is costing the Land Registry millions every year... The value of indemnity claims received since 2012 have risen...

Survey finds two-thirds against development on green belt

According to a new survey two-thirds of the general public are against building on Britain's green belt land... A poll carried out on the 60th...

The green belt dilemna

Amanda Beresford, Head of Planning at corporate law firm Shulmans, asks whether the government’s house building plans will result in development in the green...

New home registrations reach highest levels since 2007

The number of new home registrations are up 12 per cent in three months, reaching the highest level since 2007... According to the latest figures...

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