All articles by Carl Brown – Page 12
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Costs of meeting building safety rules for high-rises could reach nearly £3bn, DLUHC says
Impact assessment shows estimated costs of new regime for ‘higher-risk’ residential buildings
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Crest Nicholson issues profit warning amid ‘deteriorating’ sales
Housebuilder seeking to cut costs as it revises down its forecast for the year by 47%
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Long process: How compliance with the new products code will be verified
The CPI has been set up to verify manufacturers’ compliance with the Code for Construction Products Information. Chief executive Amanda Long explains how she intends to scale up its activity
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‘Golden thread’ building information does not have to be stored on one system, DLUHC says
The government says it has received feedback about the effectiveness of multiple systems to share building safety information
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Bam’s UK income holds up despite 10% fall in overall revenue
Dutch engineering giant posts fall in revenue and profit for half-year
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Laing O’Rourke suspends work on Everton stadium after worker dies
Contractor pauses work on £500m project “until further notice” and pledges to co-operate with any investigation
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Vistry shareholders to vote on whether to approve £2.2m pay rise for firm’s boss
Plan would see Greg Fitzgerald take home more than £5m a year
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Taylor Wimpey profit slumps 43% as rate rises and inflation bite
Housebuilding giant says market weakened as half year wore on
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Ӱ the Future Commission: review of July
A quick guide to the Ӱ the Future Commission’s activity over the past month
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Contractor failures and cyber attack eat into Clarion’s numbers
Housing association says surplus nearly halved to less than £100m in latest set of accounts
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Homes England misses targets again as contractors get jitters over fixed-price jobs
Builders asking to tear up agreed contracts with others walking away from schemes completely
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Yet another planning consultation will hit delivery further, housebuilders warn
Gove’s latest announcement creates uncertainty and gives councils another excuse to pause local plans, says the Home Builders Federation
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‘Piecemeal’ and a lack of focus on social housing: sector responds to Gove’s housing speech
Lukewarm reaction to major announcement by housing secretary
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Fears government’s slow response to Morrell review could ‘freeze progress’ on building product safety
CPA says clarity needed on UKCA mark
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Vistry completions fall 12% due to ‘challenging’ market
Housebuilder using bulk transactions with social landlords to offset private sales slowdown
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Watkin Jones issues profit warning as CEO resigns
Build-to-rent and student housing specialist warns underlying profit may not increase from half year level if sales fall through
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Springfield to boost turnover to £330m following acquisitions
But housebuilder’s profit set to be lower than previous year
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Remember when we had a chief construction adviser? Paul Morrell reflects on his time in the role
In the second part of our interview, veteran industry heavyweight Paul Morrell describes his time in Whitehall and considers whether we need a similar role again.
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Ӱ bridges: how Paul Morrell would fix our broken products testing system
Industry veteran Paul Morrell has written a seminal review on overhauling products testing. The man himself explains his thinking in the first of a two-part interview
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Peabody pumps £500m into new homes despite cutting back on pipeline
But housing association says amount “significantly” below what it had been planning originally