Construction activity data records fastest rise in orders since 1997

Construction data for May showed that new orders across the industry increased at the fastest pace since the PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) first began collecting data in 1997, with the majority of firms surveyed predicting a continued rise in business [...]

Industry welcomes planning overhaul in Queen's Speech

Confirmation of the Planning Bill, which includes a raft of changes to the system, has been announced in the Queen’s Speech, as well as a new Building Safety Regulator in the wake of Grenfell.  The Queen announced that the Planning [...]

Queen’s Speech centres on planning overhaul

New laws aiming to enable the UK to “build back better and stronger from the pandemic” were unveiled in the Queen’s Speech, including an overhaul of the planning system to increase building rates across the UK. The Government’s new legislative [...]

City of London to convert vacant space into 1.5k homes post-pandemic

The City of London must adapt to post-pandemic economic and social trends in order to remain a world-leading ecosystem, and as such is set to use vacant space and aim for at least 1,500 new residential units by 2030, according [...]

Has the church found a solution to the housing shortage?

Patrick Mooney, housing consultant and news editor of Housing, Management & Maintenance discusses the recent moves by the Church of England to unlock its land for housing developments. In a dramatic change of policy, the Church of England has signposted [...]

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Taking pride in inclusivity

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