All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles
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NewsContractor wins landmark Building Safety Act cladding claim against overseas parent of stricken UK product firm
High Court judge orders German company to pay contractor £1.8m for costs racked up replacing cladding system at Essex tower block
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NewsSlowing heat pump installations putting UK at risk of energy shocks, climate watchdog warns
Chris Williamson says report is a ‘wake-up call to act’
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NewsBuilt environment sector ‘looking for confidence’ as Starmer resignation clears way for fifth PM in four years
Andy Burnham widely expected to get top job after rivals step aside
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Features‘We will build the crème de la crème’… Meet the men behind £10bn Czech giant Penta’s ambitious launch in London
Tom Lowe flies to Prague to speak to Marek Dospiva, co-founder of one of central Europe’s biggest companies, and to hear about the firm’s plans to become a major developer in the UK capital
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NewsGateway approval decisions are speeding up, building safety regulator says
Latest batch of data adds that 65% of Gateway 2 verdicts in past three months related to jobs in London
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OpinionThe Royal Festival Hall is 75 years old – and I have played a small part in keeping it very much alive
Eleanor Jolliffe has just published a book which celebrates the history of one of London’s best-known buildings. It is fair to say that she enjoyed the experience
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NewsFormer Grenfell Inquiry expert witness appointed as first independent chair of BSR advisory committee
Barbara Lane to lead Building Advisory Committee alongside deputy chair Hywel Davies
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OpinionWhat Wren’s exit tells us about the professional indemnity insurance market
The mutual insurer’s decision to wind down reflects a system stretched by cladding claims, extended liabilities and shifting regulation. Denise Chevin argues we need to find a way to share risk more fairly
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OpinionNow is the time to take stock of architecture’s economic position
Architecture has in many ways typified the economic story of the UK since the Second World War. We are currently – and worryingly – becoming more and more exposed to global economic forces, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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FeaturesFrom Grenfell Inquiry to interim chief construction adviser: Thouria Istephan on why competence cuts across everything
As interim chief construction adviser, Thouria Istephan is using her short tenure to push for deep, systemic change – from professional standards to products reform and the future of the advisory role for her successor. In her first interview in the role she talks to Chloe McCulloch about why she ...
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News‘Pendulum has swung too far’ on building regulations since Grenfell, says Reform housing spokesperson
Ex-Homes England chair Simon Dudley asks why ‘previous tragic deaths’ are stopping homes being built
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NewsTwo thirds of gateway 2 decisions in last three months were green lights, Building Safety Regulator says
Group adds more remediation cases are being dealt with as it prepares to formally announce remediation improvement plan this month
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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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OpinionBack from Dubai: Iranian 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 Daniel Gayne
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OpinionWA100 2026: The best get better
Despite volatile times, architects are the most optimistic they’ve been about prospects for the year ahead since the post-covid bounce of 2022. Although optimism on growth dropped sharply back in 2023, this has steadily increased each year to almost match that of 2019. This is reflected in ...
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NewsConstruction output stayed in red for whole of last year, latest bellwether index confirms
Budget uncertainty and delayed spending decisions blamed for latest malaise
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NewsStaged applications to be permitted for single tower projects at gateway 2
BSR believes change could speed up building control approval process
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OpinionEngineering the future: What biodiversity means for the next generation of design
The BNG requirement was meant to be a positive not a problem for developments. Design teams must take the lead to make sure it works as intended, Agata Lo Certo writes
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FeaturesBuilding Safety Regulator’s backlog blitz: will it work?
After delays and mounting frustration, the regulator unveiled a bold strategy to clear thousands of stalled projects. Joey Gardiner explores whether the reforms and new leadership can overcome early missteps
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NewsWorries grow over Building Safety Regulator’s plan to clear gateway 2 backlog after building control firm collapses
Callers to Assent Building Compliance’s head office told firm has ‘ceased trading and set for insolvency’