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NewsOutput ticks up but worries grow over impact of Budget tax rises
Concerns about increased NI costs and speed of interest rate cuts dampen sector confidence for next year
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NewsConstruction output rises at fastest rate since June 2021, PMI report says
Civil engineering best-performing sector amid ‘robust’ demand for renewable energy infrastructure
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NewsMMC use would need to ‘expand considerably’ to solve labour shortage issue, says Skills England
Rates at which method is currently used not enough to plug worker gaps, group warns
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NewsUK ‘over-reliant on a handful of volume builders’, says housing minister
Pennycook tells Labour conference event that housing sector needs more SME building and pledges diversification
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NewsConstruction industry’s ‘broken economic model’ under scrutiny in wake of ISG collapse
Consensus grows that contractors’ margin levels ‘not sustainable’ and more firms will go to wall unless current system changes
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NewsMajor contractor set to file for administration, chief executive confirms
ISG to go under two months after firm’s chairman said rescue deal was ‘days away’
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OpinionThe five economic forces set to shape the built environment in the next decade
New research essays commissioned by RIBA take the long view on the impact of economic forces on architecture, writes Adrian Malleson
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NewsRIBA survey: Architects foresee workload growth despite small practice pessimism
Large practices the most optimistic in two years
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FeaturesHow the life sciences boom is impacting the UK’s housing sector
The British life sciences industry is attracting record levels of investment and now housing developers are looking to take advantage of the opportunities
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NewsThinktank says Manchester and Birmingham’s relative underperformance ‘at heart’ of UK’s stagnation
Second cities must grow significantly to break UK out of cycle of low productivity, says report
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NewsConstruction output slumps again with warnings coming months will see sector stuck in doldrums
S&P Global/CIPS report says falling orders, high interest rates and election will keep lid on demand
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NewsFall in housebuilding drives steepest drop in construction output since covid
Survey of purchasing managers shows drop in housing activity fastest for 14 years outside of pandemic
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OpinionThe loss of the Crooked House pub reveals that built heritage is about a lot more than buildings
Old buildings and the stories that we tell about them are often at the heart of what makes a place special, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionThe only way is up for Britain’s high streets. Yes, seriously
New uses for evolving high streets offer huge potential for reinvigorating the economic and cultural life of our towns and cities, writes Andrew Teacher
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OpinionYou’re right to be concerned, but AI doesn’t yet have all the right answers
AI amazes, terrifies and entertains in equal measure, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionWhy we love helping architects to become developers
Architects often make excellent developers - if only they’d realise it, writes Roxana Mohammadian-Molin
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OpinionThe only way this industry is going to change is if people at the top give a sh*t
Delivering on the sustainability agenda is hard and requires those at the top to believe in what they’re doing, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionDon’t compromise on integrity - we need to nurture trust in these trying times
If we compromise on our trustworthiness, we risk losing respect and business, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionWe need to unlock financing for small and medium housebuilders, so they can do their job
Small and medium-sized developers have a key role in delivering housing. Keeping credit flowing is critical in enabling them to carry on building, writes Roxana Mohammadian-Molina
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OpinionWhy we need to challenge the status quo in 2023
The housing crisis is a scandal. We need to look at the obstacles to development and redouble efforts to find solutions, writes Martyn Evans