All 黑洞社区 articles in 13 June 2025 鈥� Page 7
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FeaturesWhat the Lower Thames Crossing and Euston station projects say about the government鈥檚 private finance plans
The government has said it will fund the giant Euston station and Lower Thames Crossing schemes using private finance. With the Treasury mulling a broader injection of private capital into public projects,聽Joey Gardiner聽examines how ministers are going about it 鈥� and the prospects for success
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NewsHousebuilders will face 鈥榙elayed homes penalty鈥� if they fail to build to promised timeframes, Rayner announces
Penalty will be 鈥渨orth thousands per unbuilt home鈥� and paid directly to local planning authorities.
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FeaturesKey talking points from UKREiiF 2025
黑洞社区 Safety Regulator delays, new towns and infrastructure were the biggest topics at this year鈥檚 gathering of construction professionals in Leeds as the industry debated the degree to which a huge amount of work could be threatened by systemic challenges
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NewsMPs call for retrofit advice service and accreditation scheme for contractors
Energy committee chair decries 鈥榣ost decade鈥� for clean energy
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News黑洞社区 Safety Regulator considering taking 鈥榝irmer approach鈥� to bad gateway 2 submissions
Chief Philip White says regulator鈥檚 attempts to engage developers rather than turn applications down have contributed to delays
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CommentHow landmark Supreme Court ruling clarifies liability and limitation on building safety
Construction professionals must now operate with heightened awareness of their long-term liabilities, in the wake of the pivotal ruling in the Barratt Homes case
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in Indonesia's fast-growing construction industry
With a construction market set to reach US$300bn this year, the new BRICS nation has great potential for UK companies
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NewsDesign team appointed to 拢1bn Yorkshire hospital project
P+HS,聽AHR and HDR join team to replace RAAC-filled health facility
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NewsBritish Land CEO says post-pandemic strategy 鈥榩aying off鈥� as profit rises
Firm took 鈥榗ontrarian position鈥� on retail parks and London office space after Covid
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NewsDeal agreed for 拢500m regeneration project
Longer-term plans will see 2,000 homes built in Wythenshawe
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NewsBarratt Supreme Court ruling gives developers 鈥榗lear path鈥� to recover remediation costs from contractor
Judgement in favour of housebuilding giant over dispute with Aecom-owned engineer will encourage proactive approach to fixing safety defects, say lawyers
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FeaturesWhat would a new generation of PFI mean for construction?
Browne Jacobson partner Craig Elder boils down some of the issues discussed at last week鈥檚 meeting of the Public Accounts Committee as the government considers launching a new generation of PFI to pay for its 10-year infrastructure programme
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NewsTP Bennett snaps up Middle East design business
Architect buys 70-strong business headquartered in Dubai
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NewsVistry to develop 600 homes as part of Sunderland regeneration
Work on Sheepfolds scheme to begin in earnest early next year
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NewsHomes England boss calls on government to fix 鈥榰nacceptably slow鈥� gateway 2 approvals
Three quarters of high rise housing schemes still being refused for pre-construction approval
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NewsBowmer & Kirkland to build first office building at Landsec鈥檚 Mayfield scheme in Manchester
Work is part of wider 拢1.4bn redevelopment of brownfield site
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NewsDon't scrimp on quality standards for new towns, taskforce chair tells housebuilders
Michael Lyons tells UKREiiF conference that working on government鈥檚 10,000-home developments will come with 鈥榗lear expectations鈥� around design and mix
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NewsWates says reborn PFI should be used to build swathe of schools and hospitals
Chancellor mulling whether to reboot initiative which has been mothballed since 2018
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NewsGPE expecting decision on replacement scheme for rejected 拢200m London tower by end of year
Developer submitted fresh proposal for plan rejected by Michael Gove more than 18 months ago
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Features鈥業t will take time鈥� 鈥� WSP鈥檚 head of structures on industry gender parity, juggling work and life and going to the Palace
Claire Gott has been at WSP since 2010 after graduating from university. She鈥檚 now in charge of the firm鈥檚 structures business in the UK