Finance and Markets | Design and Build UK

Shakespeare Martineau advises on landmark Barratt Redrow joint venture for 8,500 home garden town scheme

Apr 9, 2026 | Finance and Markets, Housing, Infrastructure, News, Projects, Social Value, Sustainability

National law firm Shakespeare Martineau has advised Barratt Redrow on a major joint venture with Places for People to deliver one of the UK’s most ambitious new community developments. The scheme will create a pioneering garden town-style development in East...

NFRC Celebrates Government’s Move to Ban Retentions and Overhaul Payment Law

Mar 24, 2026 | Finance and Markets, Laws and Policies, News, Supply Chain

ME Asset Management acquires Swansea Premier Inn with funding provided by ASK Partners

Feb 3, 2026 | Company News, Development and Planning, Finance and Markets, Infrastructure, News

ME Asset Management (ME.AM), through its subsidiary ME Swansea, has completed the acquisition of the 132-key Premier Inn hotel on Swansea Waterfront, supported by a £9.6 million senior loan facility from specialist real estate lender ASK Partners (ASK). The hotel,...

Housebuilding sector shows early signs of recovery as firms ramp up productivity and innovation investment

Feb 2, 2026 | Development and Planning, Finance and Markets, Housing, News, Sustainability, Technology and innovation

The latest Barclays Business Prosperity Index report1 reveals that despite affordability pressures, regulatory challenges and financial caution, four in five businesses (83 per cent) operating in housebuilding and its supply chains remain confident about their outlook...