Julian Harrap Architects has just completed an ambitious restoration of Rainham Hall, a rare surviving early 18th century Merchants house in east London, into a significant visitor attraction. The £2.5m project has also involved the refurbishment of the adjoining two-storey… Continue Reading →

Willmott Dixon’s retrofit of a 1920s era suburban home is set to highlight how residents living in older homes could save over £850 per year in running costs. The company’s Energy Services team has completed a pilot retrofit project on… Continue Reading →

UK Parliament is calling up contractors for a market testing exercise ahead of tendering a £500m project to overhaul MPs offices around the Palace of Westminster. The Northern Estate Programme will restore and protect  listed buildings around Portculis House that are home… Continue Reading →

A shortlist of three bidders has been confirmed for £2bn of development plans across Haringey in North London. The shortlisted bidders are Lendlease, Morgan Sindall with Affinity Sutton and Circle; and Pinnacle with Starwood Capital and Catalyst. The bidders who have dropped… Continue Reading →

ISG has been awarded a £21m fit-out project for medical group Health Services Laboratories to create its core laboratories and corporate offices in London. HSL is a joint venture between The Doctors Laboratory, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and… Continue Reading →

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is planning to end its £40m-a-year repairs deal with Kier. The council said “future options are being examined for the maintenance and repair of council housing and public buildings in the city.” Kier has been carrying out… Continue Reading →

Ireland’s main opposition party has released a shocking report showing that there are currently over 2,700 houses under local authority laying empty across Ireland, with over 370 in Dublin. Added to the recent report in May 2016 of 230,000 privately… Continue Reading →