All articles by Dave Rogers – Page 2
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CommentSomeone we can do business with: the Building Safety Regulator chair impresses wherever he goes
He’s less than a year into the job but in appointing Andy Roe, the government seems to have struck gold, writes Dave Rogers
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NewsVistry brings in Taylor Wimpey boss for senior role
James Lidgate to sit on executive leadership team
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NewsHigh Court judge calls contractor Laing O’Rourke ‘commercially amoral’ as residents claim victory in £35m One Hyde Park dispute
Residents say they will continue to chase contractor for ‘full and fair payment’ of money to fix series of defects
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NewsHousing Today launches Regen Connect campaign focused on new era of regional regeneration
New series delivering deep insight into the policies, funding and local partnerships shaping urban renewal, and leading up to Building the Future Live Conference in October
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News‘Gateway 2 wait is coming down but it needs to be closer to 12 weeks,’ says contractor
Firm says ‘more evidence needed’ that regulator is making decisions in line with 12 weeks aim as contractor’s income tops £1bn for first time
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News‘Getting gateway 2 approval now much closer to stated 12 weeks,’ Building Safety Regulator chair says
Figure once stood at 48 weeks as Andy Roe outlines plan for tackling remediation backlog and calming fears over gateway 3 process
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NewsUnite hit with £10m planning bill after student homes developer pulls plug on scheme in Paddington
600-bed proposal finally got approval last month – three years after first being refused by Westminster council
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NewsEarls Court clears planning hurdle as second council approves its half of 4,000-home masterplan
Kensington and Chelsea signed off its section yesterday evening, following Hammersmith and Fulham’s green light last month
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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