Go-ahead for London major hospital-to-resi schemeDeveloper TT Group has secured planning approval to revive the iconic Ravenscourt Park Hospital in Hammersmith with a residential-led overhaul of the long-vacant Art Deco landmark.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council backed the developer’s plans to create 140 homes, a 65-bed care home and new community space on the 3.87-acre site, originally opened by…
Civil specialist M Lambe slips into the redMidlands-based civil engineering specialist M. Lambe Construction slipped into the red last year as slowing private housing demand and tighter tender margins hit the bottom line.
Turnover fell 8% to £95m for the year to 31 October 2024, down from £103m.
The firm posted a pre-tax loss of £430k compared with a £2.2m profit before amid weakening…
Retentions could be banned in late payment crackdownRetentions could be banned under government plans to crackdown on late payment.
Included in a suite of proposed legislation to improve conditions for small and medium-sized businesses were “options to reform or ban cash retentions in construction contracts.”
The move was hailed by industry campaigners.
Rob Driscoll, ECA Director of Legal …
Arora and Bechtel pitch rival Heathrow expansion planBillionaire hotel entrepreneur Surinder Arora has officially entered the race to expand Heathrow Airport unveiling a rival proposal to the operator’s own scheme.
Dubbed Heathrow West, the new terminal and runway plan is being submitted to Government this week after a decade of development and aims to deliver a new Terminal 6 and 2,800m runway…
Major delays hit £4.8bn Levelling Up project programmeThe government’s flagship Levelling Up Fund is facing serious delivery delays, with nearly all projects running behind schedule and costs spiralling due to inflation and underdeveloped bids.
A major evaluation of the £4.8bn programme has lifted the lid on the challenges facing local authorities trying to deliver regeneration, transport and…
London new home starts slump 59% as safety regime bitesNew home registrations have slumped by 59% in London, dragging on otherwise modest UK-wide growth in house building during the second quarter of 2025.
Fresh figures from the NHBC show registrations across the UK rose 4% in Q2 compared to a year earlier.
But this masked sharp regional contrasts, with the capital suffering a 59% fall as…
Maidstone seeks builder for £50m flats projectMaidstone Borough Council has kicked off the hunt for a contractor to deliver a £50m flats project on the former Springfield Library site in the Kent town.
The two-block scheme will see 103 new flats built under a two-stage design and build procurement process.
The development includes a 10-storey tower and is classed as a Higher Risk Building under…
Former Lewisham council office to become Premier InnWhitbread has secured planning permission to convert a former 11-storey council office block in Vauxhall in Central London into a 180-bedroom Premier Inn budget hotel.
Lambeth Council’s planning committee voted unanimously this week to approve the proposals to change the use of its former home at Phoenix House.
Whitbread is now looking to…
Construction to start on UK’s first floating padel courtsConstruction will start shortly after planners green lighted the UK’s first floating padel tennis courts at Liverpool Waters.
The development will feature three courts built on state-of-the-art floating platforms and the world’s first floating clubhouse.
Peel Waters, the team behind the Liverpool Waters regeneration scheme, has…
Bombshell cavity barrier defects wipe out Taylor Wimpey profitsTaylor Wimpey has taken a massive £222m hit to cover legacy fire safety defects plunging the house builder into a first-half pre-tax loss of £92m.
The increased provision comes after a fresh wave of intrusive surveys uncovered widespread issues with cavity barriers hidden behind brickwork and render.
The full scale of the problems…