Financial & Legal

  • Scottish build-to-rent pipeline set for revival

    Scottish build-to-rent pipeline set for revival

    Scotland’s build-to-rent market could restart after new regulations exempt qualifying schemes from rent control measures.

  • Building Liability Orders ruling clarifies defect claims

    Building Liability Orders ruling clarifies defect claims

    A Technology and Construction Court judgment has clarified how Building Liability Orders can extend building safety liabilities across associated companies.

  • Building Liability Orders ruling clarifies defect claims

    HBF warns costs threaten housing viability

    The Home Builders Federation says taxes, regulation, policy costs, labour, and materials inflation have added £76,000 to the cost of building a new home since 2020.

  • Building safety approvals unlock 12,000 homes

    Building safety approvals unlock 12,000 homes

    The Building Safety Regulator’s latest Gateway 2 data indicates that higher-risk residential approvals are beginning to move after months of delay across the sector.

  • Building Liability Orders ruling clarifies defect claims

    Gleeson provisions up to £7.1m for legacy site works

    Gleeson Homes has identified legacy infrastructure issues on completed Yorkshire developments, with remedial provisions expected to reach between £5.2m and £7.1m.

  • Building Liability Orders ruling clarifies defect claims

    London concrete slump signals weak build demand

    Mineral Products Association figures show construction materials demand falling again in Q1, with London ready-mixed concrete volumes nearly half their 2022 level.

  • Building Liability Orders ruling clarifies defect claims

    Steel tariff review follows construction cost warning

    Construction bodies have secured a government review of planned steel tariff and quota changes after warning that the measures could raise project costs and disrupt delivery.

  • Building Liability Orders ruling clarifies defect claims

    Dalkia rebuilds UK margins

    Dalkia’s UK recovery reflects stronger demand for technical energy services. The EDF-backed contractor lifted turnover, profit, cash, and order book as nuclear, healthcare, systems integration, and decarbonisation work supported performance.

  • Building Liability Orders ruling clarifies defect claims

    CLC demands clearer materials pricing

    Materials pricing pressure is returning across UK construction supply chains. The Construction Leadership Council has called for clearer explanations behind increases as fuel, energy, tariffs, and geopolitical disruption push costs higher.

  • Building Liability Orders ruling clarifies defect claims

    Mackoy files notice to appoint administrator

    Hampshire groundworks contractor Mackoy has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator after reporting a pre-tax loss in its latest accounts.