New life for fire-hit mansion

Clandon Park House in Surrey is to be restored to its “original glory” after being reduced to a shell by a fire last April. The National Trust said the ground
Posted on January 19, 2016

Legal bid fails to stop Lime Street refurb

A £35m regeneration of Lime Street in Liverpool will go ahead after the High Court rejected a bid by SAVE Britain’s Heritage to overturn planning permission. The scheme involves the clearance
Posted on January 19, 2016

£150m revamp for Herts estate

Countryside has submitted plans for a £150m scheme to revamp central South Oxhey estate in Hertfordshire, aiming to start initial works later this year. Three Rivers District Council and development partner Countryside
Posted on January 19, 2016

Refurb plans for office towers

CLS Holdings has acquired two office properties in London and the South East for a total of £10.6m and confirmed plans to refurbish both blocks. One Elmfield Park in Bromley
Posted on January 19, 2016

Window refurb boss fined after fall

The company director of a sash restoration company has been fined for safety failings after a worker fell three metres through an unprotected skylight. Salisbury Magistrates’ Court heard how on
Posted on January 19, 2016

ISG Oversees £10 Million Pool to Classroom Transformation in Leeds

ISG has been awarded a £10 million project to transform a disused leisure centre into a new free school in East Leeds as part of the EFA Framework. The former
Posted on January 15, 2016

Builders wages rocket as skills shortages restrict UK construction

RICS UK Construction Market Survey, Q4 2015 Property industry pay packets on the rise, as labour shortages cause sector wage inflation. • Construction skills shortage pushes industry wages up by
Posted on January 14, 2016

Novus helps write new chapter for former Town Hall

Property maintenance specialist, Novus Property Solutions, has recently completed work converting a Grade II* listed former town hall into a modern academy building in Stoke-on-Trent. The grant-aided refurbishment project, which
Posted on January 13, 2016

New lease of life for Glasgow towers

Three blocks of flats, containing 270 homes, in Glasgow have been given a new lease of life thanks to a unique Structural External Wall Insulation (SEWI) system from housing specialists
Posted on January 20, 2016

Landowner blocks plans to repair bridge destroyed in Yorkshire floods

Government plans to fund the restoration of 18th Century Tadcaster Bridge to the tune of £3.3m are being blocked by Samuel Smiths Brewery, who described the plans as “a waste
Posted on January 12, 2016