House builders and unions to tackle safety
Leading house builders have joined unions and trade bodies invited to the construction safety summit this month to tackle the spate of deaths in the sector.
Taywood in bed with Jagger
Taylor Wood row is in negotiations to build a £110 million trendy residential development in Manchester that will bring a touch of rock-and-roll glamour to Salford Quays.
United sets up firm to build key worker homes
Social housing contractor United House is planning to launch a new business aimed at key workers later this year.
Bluestone wins student housing job
Bluestone has secured a £9.5 million deal to build student housing in Sheffield for student hospitality provider the Unite Group.
McCarthy & Stone agrees £1bn takeover
Retirement house builder McCarthy & Stone has agreed a £1 billion takeover bid for the company - but two other rivals could contest the deal.
Barratt wins Harlow housing deal
Regeneration agency English Partnerships has chosen house builder Barratt to build more than 500 homes at Harlow in Essex.
Infrastructure under pressure from homes plans
Infrastructure services like hospitals and transport should be rigorously assessed before the Government pushes through ‘disastrous’ plans for new housing in the south-east, the Tories have said.
Wooden frames used on fire site
The use of wooden frames on a housing development in north-west London will come under the microscope after the site went up in flames.
Morgan Est wins £11m roads contract
Morgan Est has clinched an £11 million deal to build a new interchange on the A90 at Portlethen, Aberdeen for house builder Stewart Milne Homes.
MPs call for housing policy change
More than 100 MPs from all parties are demanding changes to government proposals for new planning policies aimed at boosting housebuilding.
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