Almost a quarter million new people will need to be recruited to deliver the government’s housing targets, a new report by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) said.

The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has launched a modular inquiry into new towns and expanded settlements. 

The government should go beyond its 1.5m new homes target and aim for 4m units within the next decade, the co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council has told MPs.

New report shows a broadly positive perception of construction careers, despite a lack of new talent joining the industry 

Grayson is providing products and training to support new talent

New initiative aims to make housebuilding more inclusive for women, ultimately improving diversity in the sector and addressing the skills shortage

A more strategic approach to mitigating pollution impacts in housebuilding could deliver greater benefits for nature than the current case-by-case system, according to the Wildlife Trusts.

Will Mann speaks to Miller Homes’ Jo Stott, who has led the working group behind the Homes for Nature commitment.

How can the Building Safety Act build trust in construction? Marek Suchocki of Autodesk details what’s necessary.

The government will need to deliver 450,000 homes in its final year if it wants to meet its target of 1.5m homes by 2029, according to the projections of a new report.

New mentoring programme aimed at increasing the number of women in leadership roles

Shoreline is a one-of-a-kind development that hopes to attract new homeowners to the seaside town of Folkestone. Contractor and CIOB member company Jenner is so committed it even put some serious skin in the game. Kristina Smith reports.

Send us your questions about AI to pose to our expert panel during the opening webinar in this year’s Digital Construction Summit

The construction industry has widely welcomed the new Labour government’s housing and planning reforms announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July.

Delivering the UK’s homes of the future requires an array of new expertise, while also ensuring the “traditional skills base is retained”

Construction quality of new-build homes is a growing concern. Here CM asks Sue Redding of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute how consumers are protected by the Approved Code Scheme.

Major housebuilders have signed up to a scheme to support wildlife and bring nature closer to people.

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into eight housebuilders for suspected breaches of competition law.