An eco-friendly ‘super-home’ in Birmingham which has helped its owners to slash their energy bills by a whopping 85 per cent will open to the public this weekend. Harriet and Chris Martin will welcome visitors to their super-insulated home, on… Continue Reading →

Claridge’s plans to build a huge basement underneath their landmark London hotel with a swimming pool, a wine cellar and an in-house chocolatier. Proposals filed with Westminster City Council reveal that the Maybourne Group plans to add five new basements… Continue Reading →

Willmott Dixon has signed an £18m contract to refurbish the former Lewis’s department store building in Birmingham city centre. Developer Legal & General Property finally signed up the builder after initially entering into talks with BAM to extend and upgrade its Temple Court building…. Continue Reading →

Regeneration specialist Galliford Try Partnerships North West has commenced work on a site known as the polygon at the New Brunswick development in Manchester. The polygon is a commercial/residential building split over three storeys and is located opposite the Apollo… Continue Reading →

London’s Westminster council is on the hunt for housing maintenance contractors to upkeep homes in the borough. CityWest Homes – which handles housing stock for the London council – is planning a 10-year work programme divided into three lots. The main… Continue Reading →

Centrica has selected Carillion to deliver facilities management and project services worth £90m for an initial period of five years, which can be extended to seven. Work will start in December 2016 to provide a wide range of hard and… Continue Reading →

Westminster council has launched a squad of “basement nuisance busters” to deal with problems caused by construction work under luxury London homes. The new team is being funded by a levy on residents looking to extend their homes below ground…. Continue Reading →