CICV calls for urgent reform as the sector struggles with payment delays and financial strain. Despite government and industry past efforts to address financial challenges in the Scottish construction sector, the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has found construction businesses continue to struggle with late payments, payment reductions, and unresolved disputes, highlighting the significant gap […]
Brexit has made working for non-UK clients more difficult for contractors with more than one in three reporting issues, new research from Workwell shows. The study by Workwell & IPSE found non-UK business makes up a substantial part of business for contractors. Around 27% questioned say they do some work for clients based outside the […]
More than half of SME builders reported the planning system as their biggest barrier to delivering new homes, according to the Federation of Master Builders, FMB, annual survey. Respondents cited ‘inadequate resourcing’ of planning departments as the main reason for delays in applications followed by poor communication. FMB chief executive Brian Berry said: “For small […]
Savills latest research reveals that Q3 2023 saw a flurry of activity in the Built to Rent (BtR) market, with 18 transactions taking place and investment volumes totalling £448m. The research also shows a record number of homes under construction, at 59,043, despite a slowdown in starts due to economic headwinds. According to Savills, BtR […]
A Lanarkshire business focused on delivering low-carbon construction services has successfully entered the B2B market after its two directors accessed expert guidance and signposting to funding from Business Gateway. Candid Construction Scotland Limited is a multi-trade construction company which offers a range of services, from foundations and civil work to the construction of various domestic […]
An updated list published this week shows all 51 developers have now signed up to the government’s building safety remediation contract. Four developers who had signed up have been found to be outside the scope which covers properties of 11 metres or higher built in England over the last 30 years. A spokesperson from the […]
The shocking statistics that reveal 4.75 million homes are needed across the UK (4.3 million in England), only 0.2% of land in England is vacant to build on, and since July this year, 58 local authorities have suspended their development plans, illustrate why such a framework is so vital to getting Britain building again. Launched today, the white paper […]
According to Savills latest UK Single Family Housing (SFH) Spotlight report, over £1bn has been invested into the single family housing market in the first three quarters of 2023, with investors looking to deploy a further £25bn into the sub-sector over the next five to ten years. By April, 2023 was already a record year, […]
Harworth Group, a leading property developer and regeneration specialist, has announced its return for the third consecutive year to The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). The UKREiiF event is in partnership with Pagabo and is set to take place between 21-23 May 2024, in Leeds. The event is expected to bring together […]
Smaller housebuilders must be part of the push to build 1.5m new homes over the next five years if Labour is elected, says the construction industry. Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer told party conference delegates they would ‘bulldoze’ the planning system and harness development corporations to build new towns across England. “There is one barrier […]
