All Building articles in 11 July 2025 – Page 8
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NewsStronger sanctions and changes in law required to prevent Grenfell-style corporate failures, says think tank
Common Wealth advocates fines of up to 10% of global turnover for offending firms
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NewsLords opens inquiry into Building Safety Regulator scheme approval delays
Committee issues call for evidence from industry on performance of the regulator
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NewsMark Wild lays bare scale of HS2 failures as he outlines plans to ensure suppliers take on more risk
HS2 chief executive reveals he considered pausing construction to implement ‘comprehensive reset’ of project
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CommentDevolution can be a catalyst to unlock private finance
As part of Building’s Funding the Future series, Stuart Howie, principal and head of regeneration at Avison Young, considers the role of devolved authorities in attracting investment
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NewsThe National Housing Bank: more details and sector reaction
Housing leaders are hopeful the new financial institution announced last night will boost regional development and SME housebuilding
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NewsLatest proposal for Folkestone revamp led by Roger De Haan gets green light
Scheme includes 400 homes and retail
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NewsHS2 to be delayed by at least two years with transport secretary set to highlight ‘litany of failure’ on project
Heidi Alexander due publish findings of two reviews on project today
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NewsHenry administration extended for two years
Extension revealed in filing made by FRP at Companies House
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CommentAdjudication – what’s to be done? An ANB responds
What are adjudicator nominating bodies doing to address negative perceptions among users of adjudication? Robert Stevenson of TECSA responds to concerns
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FeaturesWhy the government is looking to the Thames Tideway project for ways to fund £14.2bn Sizewell C
The private financing model known as RAB is to be used to raise cash for the new nuclear power station, reservoirs and the Lower Thames Crossing. Joey Gardiner looks at lessons learnt on the Thames Tideway project to find out why RAB is now all the rage
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NewsGovernment launches National Housing Bank with £16bn to invest in delivery
Bank will be a subsidiary of Homes England and will make long-term investments in building new homes
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NewsFirms on alert after RIBA’s £60m HQ overhaul gets green light
Construction work set to start early next year
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NewsCity signs off Make’s 10-storey High Holborn office block
Scheme to replace several 1960s buildings with 50,000 sq m of office and cultural space
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NewsBusiness rethink pays off as NG Bailey profit jumps
M&E specialist carrying out more work for end-client as it moves away from fixed-price jobs
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NewsRayner refuses 43ha film studio scheme in Berkshire over green belt harm
4D Studio’s scheme near Maidenhead would have included 15 sound studios on rural site
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NewsLocal authority blames ‘unresponsive’ building safety regulator for latest delay to hit housing scheme
Gateway 2 holds-up put brakes on 300-homes development in Luton
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NewsMorgan Sindall upgrades profit forecast for second time in less than three months
Ongoing fit-out boom and better than expected performance from construction behind latest revision
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NewsWilliam Hare sold to entrepreneur brother of Take That singer
Manchester-based businessman Simon Orange takes majority stake in near 140-year-old firm for undisclosed sum
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CommentLabour must shore up materials security or fall short of infrastructure strategy ambitions
By importing key construction materials such as cement, the infrastructure strategy faces potential disruption due to supply chain bottlenecks and geopolitical issues. Diana Casey, executive director at the Mineral Products Association, makes the case for a thriving domestic industry
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Features‘I worry for those who advocate for too much restraint’… The City’s new planning committee chair on the future of the Square Mile
Building sits down with Tom Sleigh for his first media interview after his appointment to one of the UK’s most high-profile planning roles