All articles by Carl Brown – Page 21
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Government may have understood 20 years ago Grenfell-style cladding was not suitable for high-rises, BRE says
Tests carried out in 2002 flagged concerns about material, Grenfell Inquiry told
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‘Not many housebuilders have built much over 11m in height’, HBF tells MPs
Trade body believes only a “relatively small proportion” of homes requiring remediation through Gove’s cladding fund were built by UK housebuilders
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Rising energy costs could derail levelling up, materials firms warn
Jobs could be lost at energy intensive manufacturers unless ministers act
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Monthly output back above pre-pandemic level as work rose 13% last year
ONS figures show scale of construction’s recovery after toils of 2020
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Gleeson interim profit jumps more than a fifth
Firm expects to hit 2,000 homes target by year end
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Bellway says turnover and margins up in first half
Housebuilder says completion up during period
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More than 500 homes planned for area around Cockfosters tube station
Two schemes set to built around north London hub including one by TfL joint venture
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Comment
Gove’s proposals are not enough to level up a town like mine
The housing secretary’s apparently ambitious proposals lack clarity and detail. The towns he is meant to be helping deserve better
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Developers ‘don’t know’ how many blocks affected by fire safety crisis
HBF working with government to produce reliable numbers as housebuilders say Gove’s £4bn repair estimate is too high
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RICS boss hits back at plan for new monitoring powers over body
Richard Collins questions purpose of planned statutory governance reviews
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Industry underwhelmed by Gove’s levelling up vision
Housing and construction bodies criticise lack of detail in long-awaited plans
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Gove pledges to boost transport, town centres and skills in levelling up plan
Long-awaited white paper set to detail how government plans to achieve 12 ‘missions’
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Inland grows turnover but housebuilder says profit half of pre-pandemic level
Figure of £13m compares to £25m recorded before pandemic struck
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Government earmarks £1.5bn for levelling up plans
Wolverhampton and Sheffield among 20 towns and cities to benefit from cash
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Kingspan ordered to halt sales of Kooltherm K15 insulation product
Insulation manufacturer recalls batches of the same product used on Grenfell after it was found to have lower than advertised fire safety performance
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M&G buys majority stake in green MMC housebuilder
Institutional investor inks £500m partnership with Greencore
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Private equity owner continues rejig at former Kier Living
Shake-up at renamed Tilia Homes started with arrival of new chief executive last month
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Features
Is construction ready for a full-blown energy costs crisis?
Materials shortages are easing but the construction sector is about to be hit by a second wave of inflation due to soaring energy costs