Legal & General has started a comprehensive refurbishment of Senator House on Queen Victoria Street in the City of London. Works are now underway by Graham Construction to deliver 111,000 sq ft of premium refurbished workspace in a prime location… Continue Reading →

The Government has started the search for up to five contractors to tender for the £650m Northern Estate Programme to upgrade MPs offices. The project is likely to take three to four years to finish and is being scheduled to start in… Continue Reading →

Construction output is expected to grow by 0.8% in 2017, 0.7% in 2018 and 2.2% in 2019 according to the latest forecasts by the Construction Products Association (CPA). Whilst the forecast shows that the industry will maintain its post-Referendum momentum,… Continue Reading →

The bells of St Paul’s Cathedral need urgent repairs costing an estimated £360,000 to stop them from falling silent or even dropping from the supports holding them in place. An appeal is underway to raise funds to clean and restore… Continue Reading →

Launching the Housing White Paper on Tuesday (7 February), Homes and Communities Secretary Sajid Javid focuses attention on the need to build more. ‘we need radical lasting reform’. We do. And it must be in the long-term interests of our… Continue Reading →

NEW CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT FIGURES SHOW STRONG RISE IN OUTPUT BUT INDUSTRY STILL SCEPTICAL OF HOUSING TARGETS BEING MET: LEADING PROPERTY CONSULTANTS COMMENT Commenting on the new construction output figures published by the ONS today which show an increase in output,… Continue Reading →

Newcastle City Council has waved through plans to build a 26-storey private rented flats tower in the city centre. The scheme from Surrey-based Stonegate Developments, owned by directors of Citygrove, will see the £30m landmark building constructed on the site of a derelict… Continue Reading →