construction news

Housebuilders who fail to start or progress schemes on time face being fined thousands of pounds for each unbuilt home under new government plans to tackle land banking and stalled sites. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has unveiled the Delayed Homes Penalty,...

Rydon Group cut pre-tax losses to £1m last year, down from £9.1m, as it continued to tackle its building safety repairs backlog. The group invested £27m during the year on remediation work required under the government’s developer remediation contract and said 87% of...

The Department for Education has confirmed McLaren Construction as main contractor for the Boxing Academy – a 56-student secondary school in Clapton serving 12 to 16-year-olds who need an alternative to mainstream education. The £14.3m contract has been awarded...

Manchester social housing framework specialist Procure Plus has kicked off a mammoth £1.5bn framework to drive the installation of low and zero carbon technologies across social housing stock. The four-year framework is split into 16 lots and covers everything from...

A major regeneration push for Waterloo Station and the South Bank has regained momentum after Network Rail, Places for London, and Lambeth Council signed a new partnership agreement. The deal will see the trio collaborate on a long-term redevelopment vision for...