All articles by Alex Funk – Page 2
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NewsIn pictures: Bam completes £140m revamp of historic Darlington station
Job involved new platforms and footbridge along with revamped entrance
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NewsBerkeley gets green light for next phase of Brent homes work
Architect on job is Sheppard Robson
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NewsPlans to double size of Bradford city centre unveiled
New rail station and tram line could support 5,000 new homes at Southern Gatway project
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NewsUKREiiF 2026: Housing minister announces national rollout of small sites aggregator
Plans for new pattern book of standardised house designs for local authority use also revealed
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NewsCapital&Centric to replace Buxton shopping centre with £100m mixed-use scheme
1980s complex to be turned into new homes, retail and public space
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NewsMott MacDonald to buy Australian civils contractor
Consultant snaps up water specialist Leed Engineering & Construction
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NewsFirms on notice for £1.25bn housing and regeneration framework
Deal split into 12 lots and runs for four years
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NewsPlaid Cymru plans development corporation and 20,000 social homes by 2030
Party now the biggest in Senedd after last week’s local elections
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NewsWates and McLaren among more than 20 firms to land spots on £750m housing framework
Framework drawn up as part of plan by Sovereign Network Group to build 25,000 homes in next decade
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NewsUK housing market to stagnate as Middle East conflict raises borrowing costs, says RICS
New buyer enquiries fall to lowest level since August 2023
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In partnershipOpen Doors: Shaping London’s skyline
Build UK’s Open Doors event last month offered a behind-the-scenes look at Sir Robert McAlpine’s 2 Finsbury Avenue, the final building in British Land’s decade-long Broadgate redevelopment. Visitors explored the 36-storey office tower’s construction process
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NewsHousing activity slows in March amid Iran war fears, says Halifax
Mortgage rates rise and energy price concerns push up inflation expectations
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NewsFormer Homes England and Greater Manchester boss Eamonn Boylan dies
Tributes paid to ‘giant of English devolution’ who served as Greater Manchester chief executive for eight years
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NewsRail station proposal to kickstart next phases of 4,000-home east London scheme
Beam Park development in Havering being carried out by Countryside
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NewsDepartment for Transport to unblock stalled housing sites with new £165m fund
Road infrastructure and transport improvements near motorways and major A-roads could accelerate building work across England
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NewsGreen light for 480-home Camden regeneration project
Work to start this summer for completion in 2030
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NewsIndustry returns to growth following two years of contraction, says PwC
Firm says infrastructure and industrial work has helped pull sector out of reverse
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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
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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
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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