Overlooking the role of migrant workers will be the death of our housebuilding ambitions August 17, 2024 Labour’s pledge to get Britain building again is encouraging, but we can’t reach their targets without construction workers – and, crucially, immigration, writes Haman Manak Out of all the sectors addressed in Labour’s early days of government, housebuilding has been one of the big winners. Starmer and co have promised to build 1.5m homes over [...]
City law firms fight for the best London office space with ESG at the forefront June 7, 2024 London’s legal sector has over 12m sq ft of lease expiring between now and the end of 2030, as law firms are set to compete for the best of the City offices
Time to target NHS in energy efficiency drive, says sustainability boss June 14, 2023 The government should encourage public sector bodies such as the NHS to ramp up energy efficiency measures, argues SDCL.
UK construction sector rebounds as uptick in commercial projects offsets housebuilding decline August 4, 2023 The UK’s construction sector rebounded in July as an uptick in commercial building and civil engineering work offset sharp falls in residential housebuilding. The latest S&P Global/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index scored 51.7 in July, up from 48.9 in June and the highest level for five months. Any score above 50 indicates the sector is [...]
Housebuilding downturn deepens as rising interest rates weigh on demand September 6, 2023 The sector recorded a score of 40.8, comfortably below the 50 mark which separates growth from contraction.
Iconic Millbank Tower evicts tenants ahead of conversion into flats July 31, 2024 The landlord of the iconic Millbank Tower, where the Labour Party hatched its landslide 1997 election campaign and Leave.EU cooked up its winning plans for Brexit, has begun evicting tenants ahead of a long-planned revamp into luxury flats, City A.M. has learned.
Housebuilding downturn continues as higher interest rates constrain demand November 6, 2023 The continued slump in housebuilding contributed to another significant fall in construction activity in October, a closely watched survey suggests.
How a ‘national icon’ rose up from a derelict car park January 22, 2024 How a £36m office building with Europe's largest living wall is making waves across the UK after reaching practical completion.
Build, Baby, Build: Rachel Reeves has shown she’s serious about growth July 10, 2024 In announcing a suite of planning reforms in her first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves has addressed the biggest barrier to growth in Britain today, says Iain Mansfield The new Chancellor is serious about growth. By putting planning front and centre of her first speech, Rachel Reeves addressed the single biggest obstacle to economic growth [...]
Build, Baby, Build: A manifesto for London’s fourth housing boom June 23, 2024 There is a vast amount of capital waiting to be invested in London housing, here’s how the British Property Federation’s Melanie Leech would unlock it… London needs another housing boom. The late 19th century created the Victorian terraces of Zones two and three, the 1930’s ‘Metroland’ developments built much of today’s outer suburbs and the [...]