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Housing targets and economic growth key focus of King’s Speech

Prime minister Keir Starmer placed the economy at the forefront of his first King's Speech today, with policy reforms geared towards encouraging growth.

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Galliford Try applauds the strength of Scottish construction

Building firm Galliford Try has revealed the growing strength of the construction market in Scotland… Ken Gillespie, chief operating officer of Galliford Try, said his...

Multimillion pound Northumberland construction project to start

Work is set to get underway on a multimillion-pound project in Northumberland, which will create around 100 new jobs… A £14.2m project to develop a...

Croydon regeneration helped by Ministers

Ministers have confirmed a compulsory purchase order for a shopping centre to enable the regeneration of Croydon… Croydon is set to undergo a major revamp...

Green belt development has halved

Over the past two decades the number of new homes built on green belt land surrounding towns and cities has halved… Research from Countrywide has...

Expert panel will consider how to speed up development

A new panel of experts have been brought together to help streamline the Local Plan-making process… Planning Minister Brandon Lewis has brought together eight experts...

House builder claims construction is being slowed on a local level

In its annual operating review, house building company Redrow has revealed the delivery of homes is being slowed down due to issues on a...

£775m refurb set to start at Glasgow University

Glasgow University is set to start a 10-year programme of refurbishment that could cost up to £775m… University of Glasgow is seeking a contractor partner...

Cladding specialist awarded £23m contract for three major façade jobs

Alumet has won a trio of contracts worth £23m to undertake work on the façade of three residential buildings… Cladding specialist Alumet has secured two...

£565.5m profits for Barratt Homes

Major house building firm Barratt Homes has reported a jump in profits for the year to the end of June… House building firms are reaping...

Omissions from government’s ‘blueprint for connecting the Northern Powerhouse

HS2 and the Northern Powerhouse promise to transform connectivity in the north but only if done properly. Here, Peter Campbell, highlights one possible shortcoming that...

HyperCat announces it is joining the Industrial Internet Consortium

Two key bodies working on making the Internet of Things more interoperable have come together… HyperCat, a consortium aimed at driving the Internet of Things...

Bellway will continue to develop in Scotland

Housebuilder Bellway is planning to build on the success it has had in Scotland by acquiring more land over the next 12 months… More than...

Empty homes: turning local effort into local impact

Over 27,000 privately owned homes in Scotland have been empty for 6 months or more. Kristen Hubert, National Manager for the Scottish Empty Homes...

Cash-strapped council set to challenge planning appeal against advice

North Lanarkshire Council has been criticised over plans to challenge the approval of a new rail freight terminal, despite being told there is no...

Plans submitted to build 62 homes on former Bayer site

A developer is seeking planning permission to redevelop the former Bayer industrial complex into a residential site… The three and a half acre site that...

From the Design Office to Building Site…

OKI’s multi-tasking printers will save time and money across the entire project lifecycle says Andrew Hall, Oki Systems UK Choosing printers can be a big...

New home registrations in Yorkshire in decline despite national growth

Despite the rest of the country experiencing an increase in the number of new home registration, Yorkshire saw a decline… The number of new home...

How convenient are your public conveniences?

On the face of it the most accessible loos would appear to be a design disaster. All that space but with all the facilities...

Planning charges do not reflect the cost of smaller housing developments

The costs of building smaller housing developments are not taken into account when setting planning charges, according to a new report from the Federation...

New planning rules offer protection against unauthorised occupation

New planning policy has been brought in that will give councils more power to tackle unauthorised development… The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)...

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