All articles by Dave Rogers
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NewsPeers condemn ‘unacceptable’ building safety delays and say approvals process needs to be ‘streamlined’
House of Lords inquiry finds ‘ageing workforce of building inspectors struggling to meet demand’
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NewsHackney co-living scheme achieves ‘record’ gateway 2 approval time
Decision within 13 weeks being seen as breakthrough on building safety regulations impasse
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NewsDeveloper unveils updated student tower plan for historic Manchester mill hit by fire over summer
595-bed scheme due to be sent in to city council by end of year
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NewsLuton scheme which drew council’s ire for gateway 2 delays finally gets green light
Council’s Stage development in middle of Bedfordshire town will deliver nearly 300 homes
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NewsLandsec pauses four schemes delivering 9,000 homes as returns are ‘insufficient’
Developer says construction work on the consented schemes could start in 2027
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NewsBrickmaker Forterra reports rising new build housing demand
But firm says RMI sector stuck in doldrums
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NewsHSE publishes guidance for projects in wake of building control firm’s collapse
Assent Building Control Compliance now in liquidation
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator says 10 high-rise schemes caught up in building control firm’s collapse
But body says it does not expect ‘any knock-on impact on gateway 2 work’
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NewsWorries grow over Building Safety Regulator’s plan to clear gateway 2 backlog after building control firm collapses
Callers to Assent Building Compliance’s head office told firm has ‘ceased trading and set for insolvency’
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NewsPlans sent in for 54-storey residential tower in Canary Wharf
Developer hoping for decision on 77 Marsh Wall in first half of next year
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator spells out timetable to clear gateway 2 backlog
Backlog of legacy application to be cleared by January, group promises
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NewsBPF calls for tax reforms in next month’s Budget to kickstart housing development
Trade group says changes needed to reverse drop-off in new homes being built
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NewsBellway sees profit and completions rise but warns about lingering ‘weak consumer sentiment’
Housebuilder says worries about household finances grow ahead of next month’s Budget
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NewsBSR chair unveils measures to speed up approvals process at Building the Future conference
Andy Roe says initiatives will mean time getting gateway 2 sign-off is closer to 12 weeks rather than current 48
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NewsCouncil proposes 30,000 homes in latest vision for Liverpool plan
Proposals out to consultation and cover nearly 140 sites in city
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NewsPlans in for student-led Camden scheme
Proposals would replace bingo hall and cinema with 48 affordable homes and 244 student beds
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NewsGleeson’s profit slips but housebuilder says restructure will get it back on even keel
Housebuilder says it remains on course to meet full-year expectations
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In FocusWhat does the appointment of Steve Reed as new housing secretary mean for the sector?
Angela Rayner’s replacement held the shadow housing brief in 2021 and now he returns to the role in government. But although he has promised to ‘build, baby, build’, Reed lacks the influence on Keir Starmer that his predecessor had
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NewsVistry launches joint venture with Homes England for large-scale sites
Initiative being backed by £150m of government money and will cover jobs of up to 3,000 homes
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NewsContractor facing claims from housebuilders files for administration
Ardmore Construction Ltd has faced claims from Barratt, Bellway and Taylor Wimpey over fire safety remediation work