Jul 15, 2026 | Heritage and Conservation, Laws and Policies, News, Projects, Sustainability
Households and contractors across the UK are being warned that seemingly minor waste disposal mistakes could lead to substantial fines, as councils and environmental agencies continue to tighten enforcement against illegal dumping. Whilst fly-tipping...
Jul 15, 2026 | Finance and Markets, Laws and Policies, News, Supply Chain
New official statistics show:The time large businesses take to pay their suppliers has decreased the proportion of invoices paid late by large businesses has been decreasing The Government’s Commercial Payments (Late Payments) Bill will introduce the toughest payment...
Jul 14, 2026 | Finance and Markets, Laws and Policies, News
Fourteen government buildings have been closed in the past year as part of steps to make the Government estate more efficient and save the taxpayer £43.1 million. The number of government buildings in London has now been decreased to 28, down from 79 in 2017. Major...
Jul 1, 2026 | Finance and Markets, Housing, Laws and Policies, News
Landmark survey challenges assumptions behind government’s leasehold reforms A landmark independent survey of 2,000 leaseholders has found that the issues dominating Westminster’s leasehold debate are not the issues dominating leaseholders’ everyday...
Jun 24, 2026 | Housing, Laws and Policies, News, Social Value, Transport
What A Burnham Premiership Could Mean By Lee Ryan, Editor, Design & Build UK Yesterday, I wrote that construction needs confidence. Today, with Andy Burnham emerging as the overwhelming favourite to replace Keir Starmer, the conversation naturally shifts to a...
Jun 24, 2026 | Housing, Laws and Policies, News, Sustainability, Technology and innovation
The sustainability conversation in high-end residential construction has grown impressively sophisticated. Architects model thermal bridging, specifiers compare insulation values down to the decimal, and developers now treat airtightness results as a genuine selling...