All Building articles in 17 January 2025 – Page 5
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CommentA happy new year? Industry experts share their forecasts for 2025
The past 12 months have been turbulent politically and economically. Does the year ahead look like an improvement or more of the same? A range of figures from across the industry give their views
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CommentWe’ve survived another year… So what happens next?
We may be approaching the end of a particularly turbulent and damaging few years but the outlook is still full of obstacles and challenges, says Mark Farmer
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FeaturesBest of 2024: Our most popular interviews with some leading industry figures
At the end of another busy year, here is a reminder of some of the interviews that stood out for our readers
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NewsMiller Homes agrees deal to buy St Modwen as it eyes 6,000 homes a year
£371m-turnover business set to be snapped up by Scottish housebuilder
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NewsBritish Museum appoints Studio Weave for new visitor pavilions
Western Range concept designs go on public display as Studio Weave is appointed to design new pavilions
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NewsHS2 completes tunnel drive to Old Oak Common
West London station will likely be initial terminus of high-speed scheme
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NewsKeltbray loses demolition fine appeal and sees penalty increased to £18m
Firm had argued that original £16m figure handed to it last March was excessive
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NewsKeltbray Infrastructure Services rebrands as Aureos
New name comes after sale to private equity in August
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NewsNew baseline cost estimate for HS2 may not be established until 2026 as project undergoes wholesale reset
Construction on high-speed rail scheme started too early, new chief tells MPs
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News£500m ITV Studios redevelopment can start next month after High Court ruling
McGee set to begin demolition on London South Bank scheme due to be built by Multiplex
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FeaturesRepairing the urban fabric: How a historic city block was reinstated in Marylebone village
Marylebone Square is a mixed-use development that has breathed new life into a long-vacant site in the centre of London. Ben Flatman traces its evolution
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CommentThe industry needs Lendlease to stick around because Mace and Multiplex can’t build everything
It is not good for anyone that some of the sector’s most high-profile projects are bid by just two firms, writes Dave Rogers
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NewsHistoric England rounds up most ‘remarkable’ 2024 heritage listings
A brutalist church, a 1930s house and a mock Tudor pub among highlights of buildings given protection this year
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NewsLovell picked for housing estate regeneration job in north London
Lovell has been appointed by Barnet Council to lead the regeneration of an estate in Colindale, north London. The project, which covers the north east part of Grahame Park Estate, involves the demolition of an existing estate of 290 homes and the construction on the site of 476 homes.
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NewsIndustry bodies urge exemption for Level 7 apprenticeships from funding reforms
Joint statement highlights apprenticeships’ role in addressing skills shortages and meeting government growth targets
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NewsGreen light for 4,500 homes in South Cambridgeshire after four-year stall
Complaint from Enviroment Agency put scheme on back burner in January 2021
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NewsGrey belt housing delivery will be ‘meaningful but not significant’, says minister
Pennycook tells Lords committee percentage of green belt to be released to be less than 10%
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NewsHomes England announces £250m joint venture with Oaktree Capital and Greycoat Real Estate
Public-private partnership aims to accelerate large-scale housing developments across England
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CommentAct now and make the new year a time of real change
Bold leadership, greater diversity, a circular approach and a focus on cracking the housing crisis are on my wishlist for 2025, writes Ellie Jenkins of Akerlof