The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has reinforced the government’s message that the industry should continue to trade through the new lockdown. On Saturday Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the country would enter a second lockdown lasting until early December – but he encouraged the construction...
A new homes ombudsman with powers to fine or ban developers for substandard work is expected to come into force at the start of next year. Sweeping measures designed to improve the quality of new homes could be in place by early 2021, according to sources...
The challenges faced by the construction industry as it deals with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been recognised with a four-week extension to the entry deadline for the British Construction Industry Awards. The deadline for entries to the awards, which is scheduled to take...
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have jointly welcomed new measures from the Government which will ensure many more high-rise blocks will be fitted with sprinkler systems and safety signs. The...