All articles by Carl Brown
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FeaturesTop 150 Consultants 2026: What have firms achieved by using AI?
With our latest industry survey showing 87% of consulting firms increasing their spend on AI, how exactly is this investment being used to boost the business?
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NewsHelp to Buy offered ‘high value for money’ and boosted housing supply, official report finds
Analysis commissioned by government fuels calls from housebuilders for fresh demand-side intervention to boost market
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NewsTop 150 consultants spend more on artificial intelligence as perceived importance grows
One in three firms spend ‘significantly’ more on the technology than they did last year
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NewsNew chief construction adviser to be appointed by end of year
Current adviser Thouria Istephan to leave at end of September without a month to hand over as originally expected
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NewsGleeson slumps to pre-tax loss after being hit by £13m in one-off costs
Housebuilder says legacy repairs and restructuring bill send firm into red
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NewsTop 150 consultants more negative about Labour government’s performance than a year ago
Four in 10 firms now think Labour’s supporting of the built environment is ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’
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NewsTop 150 consultants’ optimism about the economy down sharply compared to a year ago
Building’s annual survey findings published later this week will show fall in positive sentiment despite margins increasing
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NewsBerkeley calls on government to lower stamp duty
Housebuilder says buyers remain cautious and removing ‘binding constraint’ of higher stamp duty would boost market
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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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NewsCrest Nicholson warns of full-year loss as talks with lenders drag on
Housebuilder revises down guidance for profit and full-year completions
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NewsBarnwood’s turnover up but profit down amid ‘heightened competition’
Employee-owned Gloucester-based contractor focusing on efficiency
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NewsUnite and Manchester Met University get BSR approval for first phase of 2,300-bed scheme
Construction on scheme designed by Cartwright Pickard expected to complete in time for 2029/30 academic year
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NewsWatkin Jones’ full-year profit hit by delays to transactions
Build-to-rent specialist had been hoping for higher profit
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NewsBurnham pledges to ‘put cowboy builders out of business’ with new approved code and trusted payments scheme
NFB hopes move is ”first step to better-digitise industry”
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NewsCollapsed housebuilder owes unsecured creditors £35m, administrators say
Devonshire Homes sank into administration earlier this summer
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NewsGateway 2 delays hit housing landlord’s new build target
Guinness Partnership says its missed figure by more than a third
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NewsPortsmouth chooses ECF as regeneration partner for next stage of major city centre scheme
City centre north project to deliver up to 2,300 homes
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NewsMears’ half-year turnover flatlines but order book reaches record £4.2bn after ‘intensive’ re-bidding period
Housing maintenance firm eyes growth after retaining and winning contracts