Buildings
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Higgins will deliver 182 council homes through Brentford estate regeneration. The social-rent scheme will replace 92 existing homes, add larger family properties, commercial space, and more than 2,500 square metres of landscaped green space.
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Multiplex will start main works at 99 City Road shortly. The £300m retrofit and extension will create a 36-storey tower providing 475,000 sq ft of commercial space, with practical completion targeted for 2030.
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ECF will lead Portsmouth’s next City Centre North development phase. The 13.25-hectare brownfield site could support up to 2,300 homes, workspace, leisure uses, and more than 240,000 sq ft of public space.
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Two companies have been convicted over the fatal Corniche window. St James and Lindner Prater were found guilty of health and safety breaches, while Foster + Partners and Wintech were acquitted.
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Persimmon expects higher build costs to pressure margins through 2027. The housebuilder estimates £40m–£50m of additional pressure over 18 months while it pursues procurement, specification, and operating savings.
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HG Construction has secured three more Gateway 2 project approvals. The latest decisions cover student housing in Hackney and Manchester and build-to-rent homes in Bristol, taking the contractor’s approved portfolio to 15 schemes.
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London housing starts have rebounded towards their pre-regulator quarterly average. Building Safety Regulator approval times have also fallen sharply, although 30,421 homes remain represented by live national new-build and conversion applications.
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Mears has lifted its housing services order book to £4.2bn. Contracts worth £1.438bn are being mobilised during 2026 as the group expands maintenance, compliance, planned works, and housing investment activity.
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Panattoni has submitted plans for a major Maidstone logistics park. The brownfield scheme would provide 1.04m sq ft of industrial space, with the first 250,000 sq ft brought forward in detail.
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UEA has opened procurement for major Sainsbury Centre refurbishment works. The £70m excluding VAT contract covers envelope replacement, extensive MEP renewal, photovoltaic panels and internal upgrades to the Grade II*-listed museum.