All Building articles in 11 July 2025 – Page 2
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NewsBritish Land chief takes over BPF presidency
Members of the industry body are set to vote on a planned merger
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NewsPlans to overhaul John Lewis’ former London HQ set to be carried out by Sisk get all-clear
1970s-built scheme at 171 Victoria Street will be given £110m facelift by Sisk
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NewsHines looking for new recruit to be in charge of £1bn London towers job
Scheme at renamed 18 Blackfriars includes 47-storey office block designed by Foster & Partners
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NewsSeven housebuilders to pay £100m towards affordable housing and pledge not to share prices in deal to end CMA probe
Watchdog consults on deal to end investigation into suspected competition law breaches
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CommentWhat next for the Building Safety Regulator?
Evidence being heard by a House of Lords inquiry exposes fundamental flaws that ministers still need to address
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NewsJohn F Hunt starts work on £200m Premier Inn in London
Axion Architects-designed scheme to open in autumn 2028
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator wants to get gateway 2 approvals process down to ‘five weeks’, CLC boss tells peers
But Mark Reynolds says proposal is ‘long way off’ and that getting it to just 13 weeks would be ‘huge step forward’
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NewsGet Living ‘pursuing’ contractors after cost of fixing homes at former Olympic Park block tops £400m
Landlord says problems relate to building safety defects at East Village site
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NewsTwo more City towers get green light from planners
Schemes at 85 Gracechurch Street and 63 St Mary Axe given thumbs-up this morning
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NewsFirms in the running for 2025 Building Awards revealed
Big names make the list across 20 categories
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NewsSpringfield to report ‘substantial’ increase in profit following land sales to Barratt Redrow
Scottish housebuilder to increase revenue after signing deal to sell six sites as it shifts focus to north of Scotland
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NewsSIG finds new chief executive as firm warns on sluggish outlook for rest of year
New arrival sees old boss put on gardening leave
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FeaturesIs the government’s Building Safety Regulator shake-up enough to fix the delays?
The government has promised to speed up approvals for high-rise residential schemes which have been languishing for up to a year in the new building safety regime. The industry’s reponse so far has been muted. With patience running out and costs mounting, Tom Lowe speaks to the people caught up ...
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CommentWill the gateway 2 building safety delays lead to more disputes?
As planning gridlock keeps schemes on hold and fingers are pointed, who will carry the can for delay costs? And will clients simply opt out of new-build HRBs altogether?
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NewsStarmer-linked think tank urges government to use parliament to fast-track Heathrow expansion
Labour Together says government can bypass DCO process and push through approval of major schemes
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NewsThree companies to be prosecuted over Hinkley Point C worker death
Specific charges faced by Bouygues, Laing O’Rourke and EDF subsidiary yet to be announced
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NewsFaçade contractors turning backs on high-rise resi jobs because of ongoing safety delays, Exigere warns
Cost consultant says wary firms turning down chance to bid schemes becasue of worried over viability of schemes and builders
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NewsSisk wins £110m deal to revamp John Lewis’ former London HQ
1970s-built scheme at 171 Victoria Street was also BP head office and now set to undergo major facelift