All Ȧ articles in 13 June 2025 – Page 2
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KPF submits plans to refurbish 1990s City office
Rethink of 1990s SOM-designed building comes ahead of Dentons’ move to Eric Parry’s 1 Liverpool Street in 2026
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The chancellor’s £39bn boost buys time for social housing – now innovative private finance models must help deliver at scale
The Labour government is prioritising funding for grant-heavy, and much-needed, social rented homes while also promising to ramp up delivery to 1.5 million homes a year. Innovation to draw in private finance can help square the circle, says Carl Brown
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Crest Nicholson recoups more than £30m for fire safety work
Housebuilder reveals figure in interim results as firm returns to black
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Construction output grows as wider economy shrinks, official figures say
New infrastructure work and housing repairs behind jump in April
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Changes to Treasury ‘green book’ rules will help boost housing and transport delivery in the regions, say industry figures
Government announces shift to “place-based” focus when appraising projects
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Sustainability: How to minimise waste and maximise reuse at a building’s end of life
Construction accounts for around a third of all waste sent to landfill, much of this at a building’s end of life. How can the industry develop a better approach to deconstruction?
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5 minutes with … Chris Pollard at Fereday Pollard
The 30-year-old firm’s founder and managing director on improving the design quality of transport and infrastructure projects, the frustrations of the consents process, the importance of perseverence and his love of pizza
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Industry welcomes boost to infrastructure and housing in spending review
Views on the impact of the chancellor’s capital investment plans from professionals in construction, property and architecture
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Housing and infrastructure emerge as big winners as Reeves divides up £113bn in spending review
Chancellor unveiled plans for investments in rail, affordable homes, energy, schools and skills during today’s speech in House of Commons
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Reeves announces £10bn for ‘financial investments’ to attract private funding into affordable housing
But day-to-day cuts see housing ministry hatching plans to simplify grant funding and roll out AI
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Willmott Dixon says cladding repair bill on Tesco job has topped £50m
Executive chairman says contractors ‘remain fully in firing line for work now deemed non-compliant’
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WSP to buy UK engineering consultant for £281m
Deal for Ricardo due to be wrapped up this autumn
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Costs of getting capacity back up and running set to hit brickmaker’s profit
Ibstock says trading so far in 2025 has been ‘well above’ prior year
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A week in the world of main contracting
Sluggish output data masks signs of some real ambition among some top tier contractors
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Green light for life sciences buildings at Wellcome campus near Cambridge
Work is first phase of 1.6 million sq ft expansion of pharma giant’s site at Hinxton
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Government faces nine ‘major obstacles’ to delivering 1.5 million homes, says report
Radix Big Tent Housing Commission calls for the reclassification of affordable housing as infrastructure
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AHMM behind plan for £100m mixed-use scheme in shadow of Birmingham HS2 station
Digbeth area of city becoming building hotspot triggered by arrival of new railway
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Reeves to announce £39bn Affordable Homes Programme and 10-year social housing rent settlement
Treasury also confirms CPI plus 1% annual rent rises and a consultation on convergence in a major win for the affordable housing sector