All articles by Alex Funk
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NewsBudget 2025: Reeves devolves £13bn of flexible funding to seven mayors across England for skills and infrastructure
Integrated settlements in the North, Midlands and London aim to empower mayoral strategic authorities to fill in public services gaps
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NewsConstruction employment makes up lowest proportion of workforce in 100 years, report reveals
Industry bodies and the Centre for Social Justice warn shortage of workers poses threat to government’s 1.5 million homes target
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NewsPlans in for 1,135-bed Glasgow student and co-living towers
The tallest of the three blocks would reach 29 storeys
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NewsRevised plan to turn Maidenhead shopping centre into 850 homes gets green light
Berkshire town has seen increased development in wake of Elizabeth line calling there
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NewsNew homes delivery in England falls 6% year-on-year
Latest figures underline scale of task government has to meet 1.5 million homes target by 2030
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NewsWates lodges plans for 250-home Surrey scheme on former car park
Proposal includes 40% council housing
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FeaturesOpen Doors: Construction students visit Willmott Dixon’s canalside university development
Building was invited to attend Build UK’s Open Doors Preview event aimed at inspiring younger generations to pursue a career in construction by showcasing the progress being made at Queen Mary University of London’s East End campus
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NewsHuge £3bn housing scheme in west London being developed by Ballymore and Sainsbury’s gets green light
Kensal Canalside will take 11 years to build and include towers up to 29 storeys
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NewsScottish government pumps £42m into largest brownfield regeneration project
First phase of Granton Waterfront on Firth of Forth coast will include close to 850 homes
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NewsIn pictures: Fletcher Priest-designed Oxford North innovation district officially opens
First phase of lab and office scheme has been built by Laing O’Rourke
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NewsCMA reveals full details of agreement with housebuilders to end anti-competition probe
Seven housebuilders suspected of sharing price information formally sign up to several commitments, including £100m affordable housing payment
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NewsGreen light for 2,900 homes on former east London gasworks
Full permission for major enabling and remediation works ahead of residential development
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NewsHackney seeks contractor for 341-home regeneration scheme
Around 340 homes are planned on 10 infill sites on the De Beauvoir Estate
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NewsAwaab’s Law comes into force for social landlords
Social landlords from today must address emergency damp and mould hazards within 24 hours of reporting
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NewsWatkin Jones gets green light for 800 homes in Edinburgh
News comes day after trading update which predicted revenue fall
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NewsCrown Estate eyes Harwell expansion with plan for science hub and housing
Oxfordshire plot sits next door to existing innovation campus
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NewsGovernment announces new V Level courses as post-GCSE vocational option
The vocational qualification will replace 900 ’confusing’ level 3 courses
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NewsL&Q boss accuses HBF of ‘whinging’ over section 106 take-up
Working with ‘unregulated cowboy’ S106 managing agents poses a risk to regulatory compliance, Fiona Fletcher-Smith tells conference
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Features40 Under 40 2025: Meet the brightest and best of construction’s next generation
Building is spotlighting 40 people under the age of 40 who seem set to change the future of construction
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NewsBasildon Council to end £300m repairs contract with Morgan Sindall
The company’s maintenance services have “not been good enough” says council leader