Financial & Legal
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SME housebuilder confidence has weakened sharply, latest HBF survey finds. Viability has overtaken planning delays as the top barrier.
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M Group enters the UK contractor top four by revenue. Infrastructure demand helped push turnover beyond £3bn last year.
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Class action targets seven major housebuilders over competition conduct claims. Claimants are seeking up to £4.5bn through the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
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DWS has acquired a stake in UK plant specialist Flannery. The deal backs operated plant capacity across infrastructure, utilities, and energy projects.
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HS2’s reset still depends on contractor deals and Euston funding. Cost control, delivery governance, and commercial discipline remain central to the programme.
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National Highways has cancelled Skanska’s A46 Newark Bypass contract package. The decision leaves the consented East Midlands road scheme facing renewed procurement uncertainty.
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Fabricated steelwork remains outside the revised UK tariff safeguards regime. UK fabricators warn the gap could undercut domestic constructional steel supply chains.
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Affordable housing delivery faces renewed pressure from grant reprofiling plans. Housing associations warn that early SAHP funding changes could reduce starts by around 17,000 homes.
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SCS Railways has been fined after an HS2 tipper incident. The case centres on route changes, missing edge protection, and temporary works controls at an excavation ramp.
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Hinkley Point C’s M&E programme has suffered fresh workforce disruption. The dispute involves clocking-in arrangements, safety concerns, and revised shift patterns at the nuclear construction site.