All News articles – Page 69
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NewsNew survey finds attitude to urban brownfield regeneration ‘overwhelmingly positive’
A survey commissioned by Landsec, British Land and Berkeley found that almost 80% of people felt urban regeneration would have a positive impact on their area
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NewsBurnham to lobby for return of councillors on local housing association boards
Greater Manchester mayor also urges greater local authority control of housing stock
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NewsDelays leave GLA needing to start 90% of affordable homes under £4bn programme in final two years
Race is on for Sadiq Khan to hit agreed delivery under 2021-2026 programme
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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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NewsLow margins are an industry-wide issue, says developer behind Heatherwick’s Olympia overhaul
Yoo Capital co-founder says collapse of ISG was ‘reality’ following string of global challenges including covid and Ukraine war
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NewsGuidance released for assessing carbon impact of design and advisory work
Big consultancies back new methods to assess emissions, while Univeristy of Exeter calls for mandates to boost investment in clean technology such as heat pumps
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NewsReeves promises budget with ‘real ambition’ and defends cuts to key projects
Chancellor tells Labour conference there will be no return to austerity despite funding pressures
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NewsTimeline: How ISG went from ‘wholly inaccurate’ claims about its financial health to ‘ISG has filed for administration’
In space of 10 months, firm went from dismissing sepculation to the brink of administration
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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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NewsMinisters seek views on brownfield planning passport scheme to speed up development
MHCLG issues policy paper and call to evidence on first day of Labour party conference
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NewsBuilding safety remediation acceleration plan will be brought forward this autumn, says Rayner
Housing secretary also commits to build more social homes than are lost within first financial year of new government
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NewsDesign Council shares new design code guidance for local authorities
Design Codes Pathfinder Programme aims to help local authorities across England produce policies in line with the National Model Design Code
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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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NewsTeenagers collaborate on King’s Cross timber pavilion
Installation was designed over a series of summer schools with the support of architects and designers
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NewsFosters to lead on Old Trafford masterplan
The project will develop a vision for club-owned land around the stadium
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley’s Kigali masterplan gets go-ahead
Scheme has been designed in collaboration with international team including AKT II and Studio FH
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NewsDays of demolish and rebuild ‘long gone’, construction chief tells conference
Chief operating officer John Wilkinson says retaining existing structure is the right thing to do
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NewsIndustry needs to be more vocal in supporting Grenfell findings, construction boss says, and warns contracting’s ‘bizarre’ margins not sustainable
Eoghan O’Lionaird bemoans industry’s ‘relative silence over report and admits firm’s 2% margin is not good enough
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NewsOne in five practices have seen projects abandoned in the past three months due to planning delays
Council delays still a drag on sector despite growing confidence on workloads and staffing levels