Kier has struck a deal to sell its stake in Australian road assets and management services business KHSA to joint venture partner Downer. Downer will pay £24m in cash for the stake when the deal completes in early 2019. KHSA, which was acquired as part of the...

London Stansted’s planning application for further airport expansion was narrowly approved yesterday by Uttlesford District Council. The controversial plan to lift the cap on passenger numbers from 35m a year to 43m required the casting vote of the chairman as the...

A construction robot has built a house in less than three days. Australian tech company FBR hailed the achievement as a “quantum leap for the construction industry.” The firm used its Hadrian X robot to build the three-bedroom, two bathroom 180 sq metre...

Great Portland Estates has confirmed Lendlease as main contractor on its mixed-use scheme at Oxford House on Oxford Street in west London. Specialist Erith Demolition is currently clearing the site with main construction works expected to start early next year. The...

Sheffield City Council has granted planning consent for a new mixed-use development that will create 335 new build-to-rent homes in the south west of the city centre. Build-to-rent specialist Platform_ is developing the 5-14 storey multi-block scheme at Sylvester...