Right-to-work reform targets construction subbiesThe government has launched a consultation on sweeping reforms to force construction firms to carry out ‘right to work’ checks for the self-employed as part of a fresh crackdown on illegal migrant working and rogue employers.
Contractors hiring workers will be legally required to carry out checks confirming that anyone working in their nam…
Muse-led Habiko reveals debut sites for 590 rental homesA Muse-led public-private partnership has unveiled the first housing development sites for its £1bn programme of affordable, low carbon homes.
Habiko – the affordable homes partnership with Homes England and Pension Insurance Corporation – has picked Chester and Warrington for the first 590 homes in a 3,000-home development…
Land deal paves way for £3.9bn Hertfordshire data campusData centre developer DC01UK has sold its South Mimms site in Hertfordshire to global operator Equinix in one of the largest UK infrastructure and real estate deals in recent years.
The sale paves the way for a £3.9bn investment to build one of Europe’s biggest and most advanced data campuses, consisting of three big builds.
Covering 85…
£1.5bn YORbuild 2 hunt launched for major contractorsLeeds City Council has fired the starting gun on bidding for the £1.5bn YORbuild Major Works framework renewal.
Eight existing contractors – BAM, B+K, Galliford Try, Tilbury Douglas, Kier, Morgan Sindall, Wates and Willmott Dixon – face a fight to hold their places
The YORbuild Major Works 2 deal will span Yorkshire and the Humber, t…
Amazon plan in for 330,000 sq ft Buckinghamshire data centreAmazon has submitted plans to build a 330,000 sq ft data centre complex at Iver in Buckinghamshire.
The tech giant wants to demolish all existing buildings at the Ridgeway Distribution Centre and redevelop the site into a high-security, two-storey data facility standing 24m tall.
The scheme will house twin stacked data halls, each 8.5m…
Building owners prosecuted for ignoring fire safety noticeBirmingham City Council has successfully prosecuted a company for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice for fire safety measures.
Freehold Managers (Nominees) Limited -the company responsible for Centenary Plaza on Holliday Street – pleaded guilty to failing to comply with an Improvement Notice and was fined £50,000 at Birmingham…
Higgins bags London Lewisham all-affordable homes jobLondon’s Lewisham Council has named Higgins as main contractor for its 102-home Ladywell Park Gardens scheme.
The 100% affordable development on the site of the former Ladywell Leisure Centre will deliver 47 social rent homes and 55 shared ownership flats across four blocks, alongside new public gardens and play space. Eleven of the homes…
Industry calls for stop-gap stimulus to rescue house buildingThe Construction Products Association has called on the Chancellor to deliver an emergency stimulus to rescue the flagging house building sector in next month’s Autumn Budget.
The industry body warned the government has “no chance” of meeting its housing target without swift action to restore buyer confidence and kick-start…
Enabling work kicks off on £140m Stratford 46 business parkIM Properties has kicked off preparation work on its long-awaited £140m Stratford 46 Business Park on the edge of Stratford-upon-Avon.
The 65-acre mixed-use employment scheme development will provide a flexible mix of logistics, offices, and roadside space.
Initial work has now started on a new roundabout off the A46, with Montel Civ…
£250m Beckton clean-up to pave way for 2,900 new homesBerkeley Group has got the thumbs up to invest £250m into the massive clean-up of the old Beckton gasworks site in East London ahead of building the first tranche of 2,900 homes.
Its St William business has secured full planning from Newham Council for a comprehensive package of enabling and remediation works, which are essential ahead of…