All ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ articles in 19 January 2024 – Page 2
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Wait continues for government response to Morrell products review as minister dodges questions
Housing minister Lee Rowley tells MPs the government will reveal its building product safety plans ‘soon’
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Is the housing crisis just too big a problem for politics to crack?
The recently published National Planning Policy Framework highlights how difficult housing reform can be. Can we expect better from the outcome of a general election, asks Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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Plans for Oxford college redevelopment poised for approval
Scheme at Green Templeton College to replace several stone buildings with new student accomodation
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City of London approves £200m Gresham Street office makeover
Square Mile planners describe plans as ‘exemplary retrofit scheme’
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Berkeley gets approval for 27-storey north London tower
Latest phase of Hornsey Gasworks regeneration will deliver 377 homes and a new public square
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Top construction figures join Labour’s infrastructure review
Mace and Skanska bosses part of group looking at how project delivery could be quicker and cheaper
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High-profile collapses mean contractors being more cautious about pricing jobs, G&T says
Consultant warns of growing risk-aversion among firms
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Red Sea crisis: how worried does construction really need to be?
With disruption to shipping being caused by Houthi rebels, industry leaders give their views on the ramifications for the supply chain
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MPs flag security risk of building proposed Holocaust Memorial next to Parliament
Worries grow around location of site amid current Middle East tension
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Ibstock closes another factory as housing slowdown hits brickmaker’s numbers
Firm says restructuring programme will save it £20m a year
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Administrator takes swipe at collapsed firm Henry’s record keeping
London high-rise specialist collapsed last summer
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Unstable, dangerous and uncertain: welcome to 2024
The UK’s airstrikes in Yemen and the inflation risk from shipping disruption are a reminder of just how vulnerable our economy is to geopolitical events
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Fosters’ London HQ facing new high-rise neighbour
Terry Farrell’s practice unveils plans for 38-storey tower next to Norman Foster’s riverside base
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What to do if your contractor is in financial difficulty
Louise Garcia sets out the considerations, options and precautions a client can take if a main contractor’s finances look wobbly
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London housing association puts contractors on notice as it takes £105m safety repairs hit
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing’s finance chief says extra costs reflect ‘defects in construction’
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Balfour Beatty brings in army brigadier to grow defence work
New arrival spent over 30 years in forces
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Sizewell C fires starting gun on construction with DCO
Final decision on private investment expected later this year
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Does the Bristol Beacon shine brightly for the city?
The South-west’s biggest music venue has cost nearly three times the original budget and opened three years late. Thomas Lane visits to find out why – and whether it was worth it