A roofing contractor and its two directors have been sentenced after admitting working unsafely at height on a hotel development in central Manchester during a major refurbishment job. A member of public witnessed and photographed unsafe work at a construction… Continue Reading →

International property and construction consultancy, Gleeds, has recently begun work as project and cost manager to Seven Capital’s £34 million Landsdowne House development. Located at 2 Hagley Road in Edgbaston, Birmingham, the scheme will be one of the first major… Continue Reading →

Analysis by KPMG has revealed a £38.9 billion jump in the value of the UK Government infrastructure and construction pipeline since March 2016. It also revealed that 60 percent of the £502.3 billion in pipeline value is predicted to be… Continue Reading →

Dave Sheridan, CEO at Keepmoat said: “Estate regeneration is not just about increasing density and building more homes. Large scale regeneration projects bring improvements to existing homes and infrastructure; maximising the volume of housing available and making the government’s housing… Continue Reading →

Claridge’s hotel has been granted planning permission for a five-floor ‘iceberg’ basement beneath the Art Deco portion of the grade II listed Mayfair building. Westminster Council has given the green light for the deep basement which will house a new… Continue Reading →

Developer DeTrafford Estates has submitted plans for a residential-led mixed-use scheme of 419 homes in Manchester. The plan for the Ellesmere Street site Castfield will see four new residential brick buildings rising from 8 to 16 storeys around the perimeter of… Continue Reading →

Peabody and Family Mosaic have joined the growing band of housing associations unveiling merger plans. The new single housing association, which would still be called Peabody, would have a £6bn asset base to borrow against,  providing 55,000 homes to 111,000 residents… Continue Reading →