All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles
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CommentThe newly liberated Building Safety Regulator must show it can help get safe homes built – and fast
The signs are promising that the relatively new leadership team can fix the BSR model and restore industry trust, but there is still some way to go, writes Charis Beverton
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CommentWhy PCSAs are becoming a strategic tool in construction delivery
Early contractor involvement is often the difference between a buildable scheme and one that struggles to progress. James Rivers at Churngold Construction considers the benefits of a PCSA
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CommentSomeone the industry can do business with: the Building Safety Regulator chair impresses wherever he goes
He’s less than a year into the job but in appointing Andy Roe as its boss, the government seems to have struck gold, writes Dave Rogers
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CommentSetting up a business partnership? Don’t dispense with the formalities
Barney Leaf explains how deadlock agreements can help all parties when business partners break up
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NewsMcLaren wins next phase of housing scheme going up opposite Chelsea Barracks in deal worth £229m
Firm to start work later this year on Ebury Bridge job to build more than 330 homes
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Comment2026 will be the year of gateway 3. This is how to make sure you are prepared
The BSR has made good progress in easing the logjam at gateway 2 of the approval process. Mark Brooks explains what comes next
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CommentExpert witnesses: what’s the price of a change of mind?
When an expert witness changed his mind under cross-examination, should that have impacted the costs award?
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CommentSimplification, AI, robotics? Finding the fix for construction in 2026
Market sentiment took a battering in 2025, and viability remains a huge challenge. Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis considers where the bright spots are and how construction can take a little more control of its destiny this year
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CommentHow construction firms must get in line with new payroll rules
What umbrella payroll legislation means for construction and why firms need to act now
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CommentPlaying it safe: Frameworks can steady the construction ship in these choppy waters
In a time of uncertainty and reduced market confidence, frameworks can keep the industry moving forwards with the right level of fair and transparent competition – with added safeguards, legislative guidance, and core benefits that feed economies of scale, writes Simon Toplass.
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CommentMisrepresentations on nomination form invalidate adjudication
A recent TCC ruling serves as a useful reminder of sticking to facts and a simple opinion on suitability or otherwise on adjudicator nomination forms
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CommentWill government’s aspirations for good design be derailed by under-resourced planning departments?
Pro-building planning reforms are undoubtedly a good thing for our industry but we must be careful to ensure that legitimate community concerns can still be heard, writes Denise Chevin
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NewsAtkins Réalis brings in new London head of cost management
Gemma Prior arrives after year in similar role at Thomas & Adamson
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CommentA year full of challenges, pressure and uncertainties for our industry – that was 2025
The second quarter brought some optimism with the publication of infrastructure and industrial strategies but ongoing economic uncertainty was the dominant theme overall, Karl Horton writes
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CommentPayment rigmaroles – it just shouldn’t be that complicated
It’s that darned payment regime again! Even the courts are getting sick of it now and calling for common sense
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CommentAll construction firms need an AI use policy – but how do you start?
Iain Simmons sets out the minimum requirements for an effective AI use policy in the construction sector
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CommentA new year – and the same old problems need new solutions
A radical rethink of how we build is essential in 2026 for construction to help hit government targets and deliver the growth this country so desperately needs, writes Richard Steer
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FeaturesWhat the latest documents tell us about the government’s progress on building safety
A flurry of progress reports, consultation documents, reviews and statements were put out by the government last week. Building unpacks what has been achieved in responding to the Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations and what is to come
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NewsFunding deal paves way for Keltbray to start on Landsec City tower job next month
Scheme at 55 Old Broad Street has been on hold for much of this year
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CommentPlanning reform needs to drive regional growth at pace
Using transport links as the key for unlocking housing can deliver much-needed growth that is both sustainable and inclusive, says Viral Desai at AtkinsRéalis