All articles by Carl Brown – Page 5
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Government publishes second staircases guidance for higher risk buildings
Evacuation lifts are not an absolute requirement, technical guidance reveals
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Sector groups call for more support for social landlords to meet energy efficiency rules
Housing Forum and CIH among bodies to respond to DLHUC consultation that closes today
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Access to the policymakers: Mark Reynolds on the CLC’s strategy for influence
As the CLC publishes its latest bi-annual report, Carl Brown speaks to Mark Reynolds about the group’s achievements to date and future plans
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ɫTV Safety Regulator ‘expects’ to publish long-awaited second staircase guidance this week
Sadiq Khan warns 38,000 homes are on hold amid confusion over new rules
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Crest Nicholson hit with £15m bill after finding build defects on four more sites
Housebuilder brings in external consultants to provide ‘greater assurance on adequacy of current provisions’
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‘It’s an amalgamation of everything we have’ – Richard Robinson and the AtkinsRéalis rebrand
The Canadian engineering services giant which owns Atkins and Faithful+Gould has completely rebranded as it seeks to put past problems behind it and focus on growth. The group’s UK president tells Carl Brown about his strategy for success
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Mitigating local planning concerns meant HS2 was always going to be expensive, says scheme’s former COO
Unfair to compare railway’s cost to those in Europe because of amount of tunnels and cuttings that have needed digging, Richard Robinson adds
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Competition watchdog to look into £2.5bn Barratt Redrow deal
CMA to probe whether deal will lead to “substantial lessening of competition”
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Persimmon built 40% of homes last year in final quarter as profit halves in wake of mini-Budget
Housebuilding giant says it expects subdued market this year
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Modular housebuilder TopHat plans set to cut 70 staff
Modular developer consults employees about cost-cutting measures amid “challenging” market conditions.
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Hoare promoted to new chief operating officer role at AtkinsRéalis
Move comes under wider restructure at Canadian giant
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ɫTV control chief warns of chaos to council services if competence rules are enforced from April
LABC boss tells government new rules requiring inspectors to be registered and certified should be postponed for six months
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Climate NGO announces partnership with CBRE and manufacturers to boost renovation rates across Europe
Climate Group seeking to increase deep renovation rate to 2.5% by 2030
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Gove unveils proposed planning guidance changes in bid to boost brownfield development
Housing secretary wants planning authorities to take a less “bureaucratic” approach to urban development
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Soben: How a small Scottish family firm became the fastest growing consultancy in construction
Soben now operates in 35 countries and is aiming to become a £100m-turnover firm within five years. Founder Scott Smyth tells Carl Brown all about the firm’s strategy and journey to date
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Starmer pledges to ‘reform housing’ in address to CIH
Keir Starmer sets out Labour’s vision for “nation renewal” in speech at annual presidential dinner
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Barratt’s acquisition of Redrow: the numbers and key players
In a shock move, Barratt today announced a £2.5bn deal to buy Redrow. But what are the key numbers behind the proposed new group? And who will head it up? Here is a quick guide
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Barratt agrees to buy rival Redrow in deal worth £2.5bn
Acquisition will create £7.5bn-turnover housebuilding giant
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Homes England official admits affordable housing delivery will be lower than NAO estimates
Reprofiled £11.5bn Affordable Homes Programme now set to deliver less than 158,000 homes