News Industry cautiously welcomes Healey budget on skills, housing and digital The construction industry cautiously welcomed Labour chancellor John Healey’s first budget, which offered support for housing, devolution and skills.
News Development environment toughest in 40 years, says Urban Splash Viability for urban regeneration schemes is the most challenging in 40 years according to pioneering developer Urban Splash.
Opinion Wonderwall? The data behind the North West’s construction boom How has the North West economy outperformed the rest of the UK? Turner & Townsend director Madeline Sillence explains the four key factors behind the region’s ‘remarkable resilience’
News Croydon Council resi scheme wins RIBA Stirling Prize Billed as the “future of housing”, Croydon’s Lion Green Road combines density, privacy and a connection to nature.
News Call to freeze new regulations for three years to boost housing A new report has called for the government to impose a three-year freeze on new regulations to stimulate the housing market.
CIOB Community CIOB Ireland conference to examine future of construction Housing, sustainability and infrastructure will be on the agenda of the CIOB Ireland conference
People Retrofit procurement guidance aims to create jobs and tackle skills shortages Housing associations and local authorities are being urged to use retrofit procurement as a tool to create local jobs and address green skills shortage.
News New CIOB-CIH guidance tackles damp and mould in social housing The guide sets out practical guidance, case studies and a theoretical framework for dealing with the problem.
News Pioneering affordable glass-house scheme gets approval in Scotland A manufacturer gearing up to make panelised homes with recycled glass has its first housing scheme in Scotland approved.
News Scheme to revive west London Victorian waterworks gets go-ahead A former Grade II-listed Victorian waterworks facility in west London is to be converted to a residential and office scheme.
News New research says extra cost of Passivhaus can be as low as 2% ‘Negligible’ cost uplift is offset by energy savings and long-term value protection, paper says.
Opinion Rayner remains committed to the 1.5 million homes target. Is that realistic? Jonathan Parker examines the realities and the barriers that could thwart the government’s housing ambitions
News AtkinsRéalis completes innovative offsite housing scheme in Surrey An affordable housing provider owned by AtkinsRéalis has handed over a housing scheme with nearly two-thirds of the materials produced offsite.
News Arup to progress new DLR station for £2.5bn London docks development Arup has been appointed to lead the design and delivery of a new Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station as part of the £2.5bn Thameside West regeneration scheme in London’s Royal Docks.
News Sadiq Khan dangles prospect of restored 35% affordable housing quota Draft of London Plan proposes moving the threshold back to up 35% for “as many boroughs as possible” from 2028.
News Reusing heritage buildings could create 670,000 new homes, report finds The government could meet a third of its ambitious housing targets by transforming historic buildings for residential use, a report by a cross-party group of MPs has found.
Opinion Whatever the plan prime minister, please, please… just stick to it With 17 housing ministers in 16 years, is it any wonder there’s a housing crisis?
News New Scottish housing agency needs independent oversight to work properly, says CIOB The Scottish government must embed policy learning and evaluation in the new agency to ensure it’s working.
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