All Building articles in 18 September 2026 – Page 8
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CommentHow a government-backed remediation loan facility could break building safety deadlock
The Building Safety Act identifies who should pay for historic defects but not what happens when culpable parties simply don’t have the money. Construction lawyer Francis Ho proposes a radical solution
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NewsWolverhampton approves 6,750-home city centre regeneration plan
Blueprint identifies 33 potential development sites
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NewsCala slumps into red after being hit with £20m fire safety bill
Private equity-owned firm says weekly sales in first half of this year down on 2025 numbers
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NewsMcGee commercial director leaves with former incumbent taking up interim role
Michael Collins goes eight months after joining from McAlpine citing ‘difficult and lengthy commute’
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NewsHawkins Brown wins £2.6m job to design Oxford station masterplan
Scheme to include offices, life sciences and housing
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NewsBSR innovation unit cuts approval times in half after a year in operation
But regulator still doesn’t meet statutory requirement as caseload grows
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FeaturesReform UK conference: Funding furore overshadows radical planning proposals
An undercover Channel 4 investigation forced two Reform UK figures to resign during the party’s conference, deepening questions about its electoral prospects. But the party’s radical planning proposals still have significant appeal
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CommentAmbitious new housing developments are nothing without the infrastructure to support them
Infrastructure must stop being viewed as a secondary consideration, argues Tom O’Brien
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NewsLondon tower builders eye Fenchurch Street job
Square Mile scheme being developed by CO-RE will replace 1950s tower on edge of eastern cluster
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NewsPlans in for Orms’ BT Tower hotel
Scheme for US hotel giant to open up grade II-listed building to the public for the first time in nearly 50 years
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NewsCity Hall signs off Berkeley’s 3,000-home Beckton Riverside scheme
Plan to redevelop former gasworks in Newham was first approved by east London council last year
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NewsCharing Cross Station building earmarked for makeover given grade II listing
Decision could complicate plans by Hopkins to refurbish Terry Farrell landmark
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NewsT&T Alinea pays tribute to director who died on holiday
Thomasina Tobin had been at business more than five years
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Construction costs stabilise despite Middle East conflict pressures
Construction output is slowing, and the economy is fragile. But with tender prices stable, conditions look better for starting projects now than the headline economic figures suggest
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CommentThe planning system needs to take viability more seriously
Residential development is unviable in nearly half of England. Government must either reduce build costs by removing regulation or subsidise development from the public purse, argues Paul Smith
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NewsFormer McGee boss takes up chief executive role at Permasteelisa
Seb Fossey set to start at cladding contractor later this month
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NewsPrivate equity-backed consultant picks up Berkshire building services firm
Global Sustainable Buildings Consultancy continues acquisition spree with deal for Cudd Bentley
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NewsConsultants appointed to floating homes feasibility study at London’s Royal Docks
Haptic and Gort Scott to lead nine-month feasibility study on residential component of mixed-use floating scheme next to City Hall