A HISTORIC building in the heart of Durham city is to be transformed into 12 luxury apartments, following a major investment from a leading property group. 52 Old Elvet, a Grade II listed building, is now being converted in to… Continue Reading →

Award winning architectural practice, gpad London, has been granted planning permission to progress with the construction of a new build office at 5 Sycamore Street, Clerkenwell. The eight storey building will include a basement and cycle store with the location… Continue Reading →

Beleaguered Interserve had some good news for the City last week with confirmation of a five-year contract award worth £227m from the Department for Work and Pensions. Interserve will provide the DWP estate with mechanical, electrical and building maintenance. The… Continue Reading →

Laing O’Rourke has been named preferred contractor for the vast retail extension of the Brent Cross shopping centre in London. Joint owners Hammerson and Standard Life Investments have signed a pre-construction services agreement as part of a two-stage tender process… Continue Reading →

Carillion chief Keith Cochrane says latest deals with banks and pension fund will give indebted firm up to £190m headroom in 2018 Under the heads of agreement Serco now has a few weeks to finalise the deal. The transfers of… Continue Reading →

The Association of British Insurers is calling for an end to the use of combustible cladding and a total revamp of the Building Regulations. The insurance trade body made its demands in a submission to the ongoing review of fire… Continue Reading →