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Construction industry insight and intelligence consultancy Glenigan has produced its industry forecast for the next three years - and in a...

New starts on construction continued to fall during April, according to Construction industry insight experts, Glenigan. Their May edition of the Construction...

Insurers and risk managers must pull out all the stops to support the beleaguered UK construction sector, which is facing extreme...

It’s reasonable to say that the 2022 property market was unpredictable and a whirlwind (although we did make some good predictions!)....

The UK has seen a rapid uptick in its population over the last two decades. To put it into perspective, between...

A few years ago, we carried out an interview with Tzvete Doncheva, who has become one of the most prominent PropTech...

The number of planning approvals dipped in April and appears to have continued into May, signalling the end of the post-Covid...

It is no secret that the UK is currently facing a chronic shortage of affordable housing, at a time when incomes...

With climate change and environmental degradation becoming a daily feature in news cycles, it’s no wonder why many are becoming increasingly...

The UK construction sector saw its fastest rate of growth in eight months during February despite a problematic pandemic period, the...

In recent years, the interest in and coverage of green homes has grown significantly, in direct correlation with the emergence of the...

Prime Central London (PCL) was hit harder by most than the pandemic, as international buyers stayed away (due to Covid travel...

Prime Secure’s Fire Safety division has launched the UK’s first affordable wireless common fire alarm system, V-Fire, which removes the need...

On Monday, Michael Gove - Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - announced that leaseholders in buildings...

As part of the opening statements for Module 6 of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Inquiry – set up to examine...

This development roundup focuses on building sustainable homes, with Beech Holdings regenerating a former office into 43 eco-friendly apartments, a £10...

This development update is environmentally focused, with 51 high-quality schemes coming to Somerset, 120 net-zero homes suited for the retired community and...

Following the news of the departure of Robert Jenrick and the introduction of Michael Gove as Secretary of State for the newly renamed Department...

A development of 21 flats in Hanley was given the green light in a bid to regenerate the area. ALB Group put...

Building and construction software company ProjectPay has recently launched a new platform to remove builder risk on construction projects. Project financiers and...

A government-backed modular housing ‘pioneer’ has unveiled the UK’s first mainstream zero carbon home, which it claims can cut energy bills...

A new development that is aiming to disrupt 'the construction industry' and change 'the way we design and build homes' is coming soon...

Research by London South Bank University (LSBU) has claimed that the high-profile collapse of construction giant Carillion in January 2018 highlights ‘a culture of financial...

A Derby construction boss has released a report which describes how the UK could build its way out of a looming...

Developing and constructing homes in an eco-friendly way – to lower the property industry’s currently high carbon footprint – has become...

In light of the controversy surrounding cladding as of late, DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled ‘UK Cladding: Much More...

In this guest piece, Delilah Kealy-Roberts – copywriter at digital marketing agency Mediaworks – explores how smart technology is transforming our...

The self-build market is estimated to have declined in value by some 10% in 2020, as a result of the Covid-19...

Here at PIT, we’re always keen to champion green issues and sustainability, so it’s pleasing to see a new study by...

In the second instalment of our International Women’s Day series, we explore the topic of diversity in property and construction, the...

A recent report has revealed the three factors holding women back when seeking their first job in property are unequal growth...

In this bumper development roundup, PIT explores regeneration projects in Sheffield, office to residential conversions in high-end Bloomsbury and schemes providing...

Virtual tours are to be offered at the Springfields Independent Living facility in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester, as the project delivered by contractor...

From March 1 2021, HMRC’s new VAT domestic reverse charge for building and construction services comes into effect. With this in mind,...

Despite the focus in the last year being mostly on coronavirus and Brexit, environmental issues and sustainability have remained high on...

In Part 1, we asked a number of industry experts if the construction industry should remain open at the current time,...

With Britain, and many other parts of the world, currently undergoing the worst months of the Covid-19 pandemic, some have called...

As the clock ticks ever closer to the end of the transition period, and the start of post-Brexit Britain from January,...

Construction of new buildings – on time, and in a smooth, unencumbered way, if possible – plays a vital role in...

The housebuilding and development sectors have made big strides to becoming more environmentally-friendly and sustainable in recent years, but plenty more...

We have seen over the past few months a real government impetus to regain lost ground, since the economic effects of...

A modular housing and technology company backed by the Rueben Brothers has become the world’s first housebuilder to achieve both the...

In one of the biggest signs yet that modern methods of construction (MMC) are going mainstream, NHBC, the leading warranty and...

The coronavirus pandemic has affected all parts of the property investment market in recent months, but it has brought particular uncertainty...

The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t put a hold on major new developments and regeneration projects taking place across the UK. Here, we...

A leading modular housing company has partnered with housing provider Stonewater to deliver 120 affordable eco-homes to Hereford in a deal...

With lockdown starting to ease, investors across the country will be considering their next steps and where might represent the best...

Legal & General Modular Homes has announced that it has secured planning consent to deliver 154 homes, using modular construction, at...

In March, to coincide with International Women's Day, we ran a series of articles about women working in property - and...

International Women’s Day has become a diary-date for many organisations to celebrate the women that play a part in helping to...

With the number of major modular housing providers in the UK increasing, and calls getting ever-louder for more modern methods of...

Across the country, new developments continue to pop up everywhere you look – from the south coast of England to the...

The UK population is growing by more than 500,000 people each year, yet only about half the homes needed are built...

The modular house-building and off-site construction industry recently received a major endorsement when it was revealed that the Reuben Brothers have...

Growth prospects for the UK construction industry have been downgraded amid growing signs that 2018 will be a difficult year for...

One of the UK’s largest housebuilders has welcomed the new apprenticeship levy, which comes into effect this week, as part of...

Residential property prices in England and Wales now cost 7.6 times the average income, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997,...

New housing remained the strongest strand of construction output in October, despite the surprise slowdown in overall construction output, the latest...

Better collaboration between housebuilders and subcontractors holds the key to solving the major shortage of skills in the housebuilding sector which...

The UK’s construction industry suffered its worst contraction since 2009 in June as uncertainty around the EU referendum led to concern...

Up to 10,000 new homes will be built as part of a £3.5bn residential property development, Enfield Council has confirmed. The council hopes...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to drive house prices upwards across Britain. But a significant increase in the number of...

There was a sharp rise in the number of new homes under construction in February, despite an overall fall in construction...