Major delays hit £4.8bn Levelling Up project programme
The government’s flagship Levelling Up Fund is facing serious delivery delays, with nearly all projects running behind schedule and costs spiralling due to inflation and underdeveloped bids. A major evaluation of the £4.8bn programme has lifted the lid on the...
London new home starts slump 59% as safety regime bites
New home registrations have slumped by 59% in London, dragging on otherwise modest UK-wide growth in house building during the second quarter of 2025. Fresh figures from the NHBC show registrations across the UK rose 4% in Q2 compared to a year earlier. But this...
Maidstone seeks builder for £50m flats project
Maidstone Borough Council has kicked off the hunt for a contractor to deliver a £50m flats project on the former Springfield Library site in the Kent town. The two-block scheme will see 103 new flats built under a two-stage design and build procurement process. The...
Former Lewisham council office to become Premier Inn
Whitbread has secured planning permission to convert a former 11-storey council office block in Vauxhall in Central London into a 180-bedroom Premier Inn budget hotel. Lambeth Council’s planning committee voted unanimously this week to approve the proposals to change...
Australian acquisition for OCU
UK utilities contractor OCU Group has made its first international move.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News | Construction Index https://ift.tt/oiCmMLN
New late payment sanctions planned
The government has announced new measures to ensure small businesses are paid on time.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News | Construction Index https://ift.tt/JbS6ZC7
Coventry to host asphalt trials
Trials of low-carbon road resurfacing materials are two begin on two roads in Coventry this summer.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News | Construction Index https://ift.tt/jFIx2Mn
Arora and Bechtel pitch rival Heathrow expansion plan
Billionaire hotel entrepreneur Surinder Arora has officially entered the race to expand Heathrow Airport unveiling a rival proposal to the operator’s own scheme. Dubbed Heathrow West, the new terminal and runway plan is being submitted to Government this week after a...
Construction to start on UK’s first floating padel courts
Construction will start shortly after planners green lighted the UK’s first floating padel tennis courts at Liverpool Waters. The development will feature three courts built on state-of-the-art floating platforms and the world’s first floating clubhouse. Peel Waters,...
Hotel owner pitches alternative Heathrow plan
The owner of hotels at Heathrow Airport has produced an alternative proposal for the airport's expansion.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News | Construction Index https://ift.tt/1PKZ2wF

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