All articles by Daniel Gayne – Page 4
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NewsElephant & Castle final-phase plans approved despite lower affordable housing share
Get Living’s new plan is taller, has more homes and introduces student accommodation, while keeping number of affordable homes the same
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FeaturesGetting back to growth: Arcadis’ new boss on honing in, getting agile and over-investing on HS2
After years of impressive growth, the global engineering practice saw its revenue drop in 2025 and its UK business was hit hard by the cuts to the high-speed rail vision. Daniel Gayne sat down with Heather Polinsky, the firm’s new CEO nominee, to find out how she plans to get ...
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NewsGroup of nine east London boroughs unveils investment prospectus in bid to attract development funding
Local London says region has capacity to deliver more than 145,000 new homes
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NewsSocial housing regulator to probe potential ‘serious failings’ at Heylo’s RP after group investment companies enter administration
Group was unable to secure approval from lenders for restructure following breach of regulatory standards in 2022
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NewsAHMM scheme for 695 co-living homes in Elephant & Castle approved
Plot was originally earmarked for office space but swapped for housing two years ago
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NewsDefra publishes new planning guidelines for environmental regulators
Department also announces £100m to help improve environmental assessments process
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NewsBerkeley warns of risk of ‘further deterioration’ in economic conditions due to Iran crisis
Housebuilder sticks with previous profit guidance in trading update
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NewsIran crisis sees near-term expectations dip in housing market, RICS survey finds
Longer term outlook slightly more resilient
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NewsGary Neville-led developer announces plan for mixed-use Manchester neighbourhood at MIPIM
Scheme will be centred on retrofit of listed Art Deco department store in city centre
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NewsPersimmon expects increase in profit and completions ‘assuming Iran conflict is short’
Housebuilding giant posts strong results for 2025
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NewsSite closed and investigation commenced after tower crane collapse on Hill Group job
Jib of tower crane became detached from fixing
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NewsGreen light for 2,300-home redevelopment of GSK HQ site in west London
Hadley Property Group’s scheme will retain basement, substructure and some buildings
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NewsTaylor Wimpey profit down 54% after £244m exceptional costs
Fire safety costs and CMA payment hit proft as revenue and completions rise
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CommentBack from Dubai: Iran’s air strikes will shape a different city to the one I visited a month ago
The sight of smoke rising between skyscrapers has shaken one of the Gulf’s most stable hubs, where construction and real estate sectors have thrived on perceived insulation from conflict, writes Building’s reporter Daniel Gayne
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NewsFirst-time buyers need more financial help from government, Bellway boss says
Three years after Help to Buy ended, Jason Honeyman says state support would kickstart stagnent housing sector
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NewsManchester developer’s in-house contractor targets work for rivals
Salboy says it is targeting jobs in residential sector
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FeaturesMiliband’s ambitious Warm Homes Plan arrives with the public and industry’s confidence in retrofit at a low ebb
The embarrassing failures of the ECO scheme have given retrofit a bad name, but its cancellation hit good and bad installers alike. Together, they put the government in a tricky spot to effect a mass roll-out of new energy efficiency measures, reports Daniel Gayne
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NewsRed flags over Broadgate: BIG workers protest planned mass lay-offs after major contract scrapped
The architects’ union has reported a rapid rise in membership at the Danish practice’s London office amid anger at handling of a mass redundancy process. Daniel Gayne attended their protest in the City of London this week to find out more
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NewsFormer RIBA president backs union in BIG redundancy dispute as architects picket firm’s London office
Angela Brady calls for practice’s management to find ‘fair and reasonable’ outcome