Alex Funk
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NewsGreen light for 480-home Camden regeneration project
Work to start this summer for completion in 2030
NewsIndustry returns to growth following two years of contraction, says PwC
Firm says infrastructure and industrial work has helped pull sector out of reverse
NewsNISTA says ‘no projects scrapped’ despite drop in number of schemes listed in infrastructure pipeline
Defence spend review and data reshuffle for energy sector responsible for apparent reduction
NewsGood Employer Guide Live 2026: Skills England must work ‘hand in glove’ with migration advisory committee, says Lib Dem deputy leader
Daisy Cooper delivered the keynote lecture at Building’s Good Employer Guide Live event yesterday
FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2026: What does the data say?
All the companies included in Building’s guide completed an in-depth survey – here we dig into the data to find key trends in hybrid working, training programmes, wellbeing initiatives and EDI policies
NewsHill appointed to deliver first phases of 2,000-home regeneration scheme in Enfield
Councillors agree to change phasing of next phase to speed up £800m project
NewsWidening skills gap will render project demand undeliverable, warns CITB
Training body urges government to collaborate with industry to improve worker attraction and retention rates
NewsEast London council set to appoint replacement contractor on £20m leisure centre collapsed firm Jerram Falkus was building
Redbridge says it was ‘disappointed to learn’ 140-year-old business had gone under last week
NewsGreen light for 1,000-home Bradford regeneration scheme
Detailed approval also given for 97-home first pgased affordable townhouses will be delivered at Bradford City Village
NewsWiltshire market town set for £50m revamp
Acorn Property Chippenham plan involves replacing shopping centre with more than 200 homes
NewsUK construction costs set to rise by 3.6% as uncertainty stalls development, says Currie & Brown
Growth higher than 2.4% average global increase
NewsMHCLG proposes new regeneration body to spearhead development in Greater Cambridge
Announcement is latest in a series of funding packages and initiatives to accelerate housing and infrastructure in Oxford Cambridge arc
NewsEast London school and leisure centre job hit by further delays with finish now expected this summer
Wanstead scheme has missed series of deadlines with council blaming ‘challenging ground conditions’ for hold-ups
NewsGreater Manchester to create three more mayoral development corporations in regeneration drive
Powers awarded to new statutory bodies set to speed up schemes in Bolton, Oldham and Tameside
NewsBirmingham council approves Lovell’s 3,500-home Druids Heath project
Firm also pays tribute to London and Southern boss Mick Laws who passed away recently
NewsMayor outlines 64,000 homes ambition for Liverpool City Region
More than 300 sites have been identified for residential development
NewsSupreme Court rules contractor not entitled to terminate JCT contract with housing association over late payments
Judgement in long-running dispute has “clarified a powerful protection for employers”
NewsIn pictures: John Puttick Associates completes Horizon Youth Zone in Grimsby
Grade II-listed granary warehouses redesigned as sports and lesiure complex aimed at young people
NewsCrown Estate submits plans for 4,000-home Hertfordshire town
East Hemel will also include parks, medical centre and four schools
NewsQuarter of defective social housing towers face post-2030 fire safety remediation
Social Housing Regulator says only 72% of affected blocks due to be fixed by end of decade