All articles by Carl Brown – Page 8
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FeaturesTop 150 Consultants 2025: Driving efficiencies through artificial intelligence
The importance of AI and machine learning to construction continues to grow year on year. This year we asked consultants for concrete examples of efficiencies or savings enabled due to the technology. Carl Brown reports
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FeaturesTop 150 Consultants 2025: Are we finally heading for growth or more stagflation?
This year’s survey reveals frustration as fee income slows and margins are squeezed, but there is still hope that recent government announcements will spur growth in the year ahead and beyond. Carl Brown reports
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NewsMore consultants look to invest in digital technology as AI rises in importance
84% of consultants look to invest in AI as nine in 10 say it is ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ important for business transformation
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NewsConsultants less positive about economy than a year ago
Building’s Top 150 Consultants Survey shows 14 percentage point drop in proportion saying they are ‘positive’ about the general economic outlook
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NewsLondon’s housing delivery in ‘major crisis’, HBF warns in damning report
Excessive bureaucracy, building safety hold-ups and unrealistic targets sees completions head into reverse
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NewsJust 12% of consultants think the Labour government is doing a good job for the built environment
Building’s exclusive Top 150 Consultants survey shows firms’ positivity about Starmer administration is low, although six in 10 are ‘neutral’
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NewsGrainger completes transformation into a REIT as it aims to grow through Build-to-Rent
Move will save Britain’s largest listed residential landlord an estimated £15m in tax in its first year and help it attract investment
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NewsSteve Reed appointed housing secretary
Former Lambeth council leader succeeds Angela Rayner, who stood down earlier today after underpaying stamp duty on a flat
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NewsRayner resigns as housing secretary
Political heavyweight who grew up on a council estate and pledged to prioritise social housing development steps down over criticism over stamp duty paid on a flat
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NewsKier appoints MD to residential development business
Alexandra Conway appointed to new role at £70m-turnover Kier Property
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NewsBellway increases completions 14%
Housebuilder says local authorities “taking time” to adopt to new planning framework
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NewsTaylor Wimpey and Pocket Living figures among six appointed to building regulations review panel
New panel will review approved documents in line with Grenfell Inquiry recommendations
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NewsHomes England brings in former prisons chief as new chief executive
Amy Rees to take up role next month
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NewsPersimmon and Barratt Redrow get green light for 2,500-home development in Wiltshire
Scheme will be built in Trowbridge
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NewsSocial housing regulator to give BSR advance notice of social landlords’ building safety issues
Pair sign memorandum of understanding setting out how they will work together
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NewsNorwich City Council and Aviva Capital strike deal for 1,100-home development
£350m project will see scheme built on site of 1960s shopping centre
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NewsKeepmoat’s profit and completions fall, citing ‘sluggish’ market
Housebuilder increases land pipeline and eyes future growth
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NewsVistry expecting surge in affordable homes contracts in second half of the year
Housebuilder’s interim profit falls but eyes stronger end to year as new affordable homes funding changes kick in
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NewsSeven housebuilders to pay £100m towards affordable housing and pledge not to share prices in deal to end CMA probe
Watchdog consults on deal to end investigation into suspected competition law breaches
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NewsGet Living ‘pursuing’ contractors after cost of fixing homes at former Olympic Park block tops £400m
Landlord says problems relate to building safety defects at East Village site