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Assent talks to LABM about enhancing fire safety on building projects and the essential role of Registered Building Control Inspectors

|Date: 22 May, 2024

Assent talks to LABM about enhancing fire safety on building projects and the essential role of Registered Building Control Inspectors

Fire safety is a multi-faceted profession that requires a thorough understanding of building design, mate ...

Fire safety is a multi-faceted profession that requires a thorough understanding of building design, materials and legislation. The role that Registered Building Control Inspectors (RBIs) play in ensu ...

22 May, 2024
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Residential takes the reins as contract awards even out

|Date: 16 April, 2024

Residential takes the reins as contract awards even out

Barbour ABI releases its latest construction industry analysis, which highlights a continued positive tre ...

Barbour ABI releases its latest construction industry analysis, which highlights a continued positive trend in contract awards in Q1, suggesting the sector is looking to emerge from the doldrums of 20 ...

16 April, 2024
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Planning approvals edge higher on last year

|Date: 21 March, 2024

Planning approvals edge higher on last year

Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, has released the M ...

Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, has released the March 2024 edition of its Construction Review. The Review focuses on the three months to the end ...

21 March, 2024
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Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

|Date: 18 March, 2024

Boroughs warn of ‘mission impossible’ on social housing amid £700m budget ‘black hole’

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black h ...

New analysis suggests social rent levels set by the Government will leave London boroughs with a “black hole” in their social housing finances of up to £700m over the next four years, despite the “des ...

18 March, 2024
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£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

|Date: 28 February, 2024

£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

New data from London Councils reveals that boroughs’ monthly spending on temporary accommodation for home ...

New data from London Councils reveals that boroughs’ monthly spending on temporary accommodation for homeless households grew by almost 40% last year — reaching £90m a month. Skyrocketing rates of hom ...

28 February, 2024
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BSI whitepaper outlines role of ICT in accelerating the circular economy’s influence on the built environment

|Date: 24 July, 2023

BSI whitepaper outlines role of ICT in accelerating the circular economy’s influence on the built environment

BSI Identify’s whitepaper series continues with a document that reveals how digitalisation and breakthrou ...

BSI Identify’s whitepaper series continues with a document that reveals how digitalisation and breakthrough technology can ensure the built environment benefits from the circular economy. Authored by ...

24 July, 2023
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Isles of Scilly has the hardest homes to heat of all local authorities in England and Wales

|Date: 5 April, 2023

Isles of Scilly has the hardest homes to heat of all local authorities in England and Wales

The Isles of Scilly is the local authority with the least energy-efficient homes in England and Wales, wi ...

The Isles of Scilly is the local authority with the least energy-efficient homes in England and Wales, with a median score of 49[1], reveals analysis of 23 million EPCs by Uswitch.com, the comparison ...

5 April, 2023
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Long-awaited Right to Buy rules changes a ‘shot in the arm’ for council housing

|Date: 4 April, 2023

Long-awaited Right to Buy rules changes a ‘shot in the arm’ for council housing

London Councils has welcomed the new relaxation of restrictions on how local authorities use the money ra ...

London Councils has welcomed the new relaxation of restrictions on how local authorities use the money raised through Right to Buy sales. The cross-party group says policy changes announced by the Gov ...

4 April, 2023
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Homebuilding revolution set to come of age as traditional builders fail to tackle housing crisis

|Date: 3 October, 2022

Homebuilding revolution set to come of age as traditional builders fail to tackle housing crisis

Government backing for modular construction would deliver 20,000 low energy use homes across the UK — cos ...

Government backing for modular construction would deliver 20,000 low energy use homes across the UK — costing 55% less to heat than the average British ‘bricks and mortar’ family house. Planning permi ...

3 October, 2022
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65% of homeless Londoners in temporary accommodation are women, figures reveal

|Date: 8 March, 2022

65% of homeless Londoners in temporary accommodation are women, figures reveal

Analysis by London Councils reveals almost double the number of homeless women than men are in temporary ...

Analysis by London Councils reveals almost double the number of homeless women than men are in temporary accommodation arranged by a borough in the capital. Based on government figures, the research s ...

8 March, 2022
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Regional regeneration and investment opportunities to be unlocked at new West Midlands event

Life-changing military veterans’ self-build project reaches completion

Construction starts on over affordable homes in Leicestershire

Work starts on site for new rural homes in East Cowton

David Wilson Homes launches next phase of affordable properties in Stirling

Work begins to build new, affordable homes in South Normanton

Construction begins on £31m Extra Care housing project in Hebburn

EDAROTH starts work on Raven Housing Trust affordable housing scheme

First affordable homes delivered at 500 home development in Weymouth

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new secondary school in Bristol

Assent talks to LABM about enhancing fire safety on building projects and the essential role of Registered Building Control Inspectors

Assent talks to LABM about enhancing fire safety on building projects and the essential role of Registered Building Control Inspectors

Residential takes the reins as contract awards even out

Residential takes the reins as contract awards even out

Planning approvals edge higher on last year

Planning approvals edge higher on last year

£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

£90m monthly spending on homeless accommodation ‘threatens to bankrupt boroughs’

BSI whitepaper outlines role of ICT in accelerating the circular economy’s influence on the built environment

BSI whitepaper outlines role of ICT in accelerating the circular economy’s influence on the built environment

Isles of Scilly has the hardest homes to heat of all local authorities in England and Wales

Isles of Scilly has the hardest homes to heat of all local authorities in England and Wales

Long-awaited Right to Buy rules changes a ‘shot in the arm’ for council housing

Long-awaited Right to Buy rules changes a ‘shot in the arm’ for council housing

Homebuilding revolution set to come of age as traditional builders fail to tackle housing crisis

Homebuilding revolution set to come of age as traditional builders fail to tackle housing crisis

65% of homeless Londoners in temporary accommodation are women, figures reveal

65% of homeless Londoners in temporary accommodation are women, figures reveal