construction news

Developer Landsec is putting the brakes on new office projects as it switches focus to snapping up shopping centres across the UK. At an investor day, chief executive Mark Allan said the company sees greater growth from buying existing retail assets than pressing...

London developer Chase New Homes has called on housing minister support to resolve a planning stand-off that is blocking the start of its 251-home Claremont Quarter development at Cricklewood in the capital. The dispute centres on 38 affordable homes in Block B of the...

Clarion Housing Group has started the hunt for a main contractor to deliver an £80m south London housing project after securing planning consent in the face of fire safety objections. Bromley Council has backed plans to demolish the Blenheim Shopping Centre in Penge...

Data centre developer Latos has secured full planning approval for its first neural edge facility in Stockton-on-Tees. The £100m scheme will deliver “game-changing AI inference capabilities and absolute data sovereignty.” Latos is planning to build a...

Steelwork specialist Severfield has drafted in seasoned finance executive Jan Bramall as interim chief financial officer while the search for a permanent successor gets under way. Bramall, who takes up the role on 1 November, joins from Manchester Airports Group where...