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Building’s Budget Scorecard: did Healey’s announcements deliver for construction?

Construction leaders gave John Healey’s first Budget as chancellor a cautious 5.9 out of 10. Carl Brown reports on how they rated it across nine key themes, from retrofit and infrastructure to housebuilding and skills

Rapid growth and leaving a legacy: Liam Bevan on the rise of Cardo

Backed by private equity, buoyant from no fewer than 18 acquisitions and expecting to turn over £460m in its current year, the Welsh repairs contractor has grown sevenfold in just three years. Its co-founder talks about the firm’s background, strategy and what comes next

Hold your nerve and cut the cost of building: what construction and housing want from Healey’s first Budget

With a week to go before Chancellor John Healey delivers his first Budget, Building asked 25 construction and property industry leaders what they need - and what they fear - from the 28 October

What will a good employer in housing look like in 2030?

Housing Today’s latest quarterly report asks HR and people professionals what the good employer of the future looks like – and how the sector’s offer may need to change by 2030. Emma Maier looks at what the results tell us

‘There’s been a lot of noise about the business.’ Vistry’s new chief executive on what’s next for the housebuilder

Adam Daniels tells Dave Rogers how he plans to put the housebuilder back on track - and what the government must do to support the sector

‘We will help councils build again’ says Burnham – but how will this feasibly be achieved?

The prime minister has made council housebuilding a defining pledge of his government, But with Housing Revenue Accounts under severe strain and councils starting from low levels of delivery, Carl Brown asks what it will actually take to make it happen

From housing viability to AI and data centres: the key debates at Building the Future Conference

Discussions on viability dominated the fourth annual meeting of construction professionals in London where talk focused on how projects can be delivered in a challenging market

Revealed: Housing Champions 2026

Meet the housing professionals going above and beyond in their day-to-day roles

What the Andy Burnham era means for regeneration

Manchester model has raised hopes of a regeneration revival, but weak local authority capacity, poor viability and the focus on council housebuilding could hamper delivery

‘We didn’t know we’d end up where we’ve landed’: Shaun Holdcroft on his journey with LGAH

In eight years, the pensions giant has created an 8,500-home for-profit provider with exemplary regulatory gradings. Daniel Gayne spoke to the group’s affordable housing boss to find how it got there and why it’s tempered its growth targets

Hope again? Five key takeaways from Labour conference 2026

A lot has changed since last year’s event - not least the man giving the big speech. Daniel Gayne headed to Liverpool to find out what Labour has planned for the built environment for the coming year.

Vistry’s retreat to 12,000 homes: will the plan hold?

New chief executive Adam Daniels has set out a new strategy to reduce annual completions to 12,000 as Vistry seeks to put its finances on a sustainable footing. Joey Gardiner asks whether it will work