All articles by Daniel Gayne
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Green light for long-stalled 24-storey residential tower in London after developer revisions
Swiss Cottage scheme had previous 2016 consent which was never completed
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Solar panels to be required on nearly all new homes, Miliband confirms
Government will only allow ‘rare exceptions’ to requirements set to be included in Future Homes Standard
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NAO urges government to level playing field in negotiations over developer contributions
Lack of skill and capacity in councils, and transparency from developers, undermining system
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Blanket 40% affordability targets threaten new town viability, Lords told
Experts also urge multi-decade public lending
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Bouygues picked for £119m south Wales education jobs
Work on Sheppard Robson-designed buildings to complete in 2027
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Government to pick interim chief construction adviser this summer
Chosen candidates will work for fixed term while role’s full responsibilities are determined
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Features
The 2025 BCO conference in Milan: Key takeaways from this year’s event
Returning to mainland Europe for the first time in six years, developers, contractors and occupiers gathered to discuss the future of the office. Daniel Gayne runs through some of the main discussion points from the three-day conference
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BCO 2025: Building safety approval delays ‘pretty scary,’ says Multiplex boss
Callum Tuckett tells conference he has sympathy with regulator because of ‘volume of work small number of individuals having to deal with’
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BCO 2025: Office developers must avoid ‘complacency’ and tackle skilled labour issue, says new chief
Samantha McClary spoke at the BCO’s annual conference in Milan yesterday
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MPs call for retrofit advice service and accreditation scheme for contractors
Energy committee chair decries ‘lost decade’ for clean energy
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Building Safety Regulator considering taking ‘firmer approach’ to bad gateway 2 submissions
Chief Philip White says regulator’s attempts to engage developers rather than turn applications down have contributed to delays
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Design team appointed to £1bn Yorkshire hospital project
P+HS, AHR and HDR join team to replace RAAC-filled health facility
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British Land CEO says post-pandemic strategy ‘paying off’ as profit rises
Firm took ‘contrarian position’ on retail parks and London office space after Covid
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Barratt Supreme Court ruling gives developers ‘clear path’ to recover remediation costs from contractor
Judgement in favour of housebuilding giant over dispute with Aecom-owned engineer will encourage proactive approach to fixing safety defects, say lawyers
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Industry group urges shake-up of construction skills
Report identifies 19 roles that will be core to future delivery
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Homes England exceeds annual housing starts and completions targets for second year
Agency completed 37,000 homes and started another 38,000 in 2024/25
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Landsec to fund housing development drive with £2bn office sell-off
Real estate giant has three schemes in the pipeline to deliver 6,000 homes as it reports profit growth
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London green belt development could include new towns, Sadiq Khan confirms
Mayor’s office engaging with New Towns Taskforce but says homes must count towards targets
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