All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 4
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Rydon sets aside £27m for Grenfell civil claims settlement
Group including the contractor on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment also reports sharp drop in turnover in annual accounts
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Lambeth approves 126-home scheme after developer reduces height of central tower
Anthology scheme narrowly approved after design team rejig
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UK ‘significantly off track’ heat pump installation targets
Climate Change Committee says UK has one of the lowest rates of installations in Europe
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Plans for Acton resi towers unveiled
Maccreanor Lavington-designed scheme includes 33-storey student accomodation tower
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Green light for 900-home Glasgow mixed use scheme
Plans to demolish St Enoch shopping centre and surrounding buildings backed by council
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Camden starts developer search for £500m Kings Cross scheme
Mixed use Camley Street redevelopment to include 350 homes
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City Hall ‘wouldn’t rule out’ lowering second staircase threshold, deputy mayor says
‘We have to be clear that safety comes first,’ London’s deputy mayor for housing says as list of major schemes made unviable by rule grows
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Far East Consortium submits plans for 4,800-home Manchester scheme
Towers up to 34 storeys in height to form first phase of £4bn Victoria North regeneration project
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Private housing output to slump by nearly 20% this year, CPA says
Construction’s largest sector hit by interest rate hikes as CPA says wider indsutry will slump by more than 6% this year
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Labour will bring back mandatory housing targets, says Starmer
Party aiming for 70% home ownership amid rumours Sunak will revive Help to Buy later this year
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What you need to know about Morrell’s ‘seminal’ review into products testing
A review of construction product testing commissioned by ministers following Grenfell Inquiry evidence has recommended sweeping changes. Here’s a guide to what it all means
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Morrell products testing review calls for sweeping reforms
Landmark report recommends bringing all construction materials on market into scope of new regulator
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McLaren appointed to build 188-home Acton scheme
Three-block development to include 71 passivhaus homes
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Kingspan, Celotex and Arconic settle civil claims with 900 people affected by Grenfell
Three firms which manufactured tower’s combustible cladding system among firms to pay an undisclosed sum to bereaved, survivors and residents
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Countryside and Guinness pair up to build £400m Kingston scheme
Tolworth site to include 700 homes as the second phase of the Signal Park development
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Small housing scheme starts plummet as inflation fears resurface
Starts for projects valued at £100m or less fell by nearly half in the first quarter of 2023, study finds
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Landsec latest developer to be caught out by second staircase rule
Developer forced to redesign 1,800-home Camden scheme following London mayor’s fire safety ruling
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Construction bodies call on Gove to lower second staircase threshold to 18m
The RIBA also says all existing blocks above 18m with single staircases should be refurbished with evacuation lifts
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HAs and councils share £1.4bn housing retrofit funding
Government claims 115,000 homes across England will benefit
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Second staircase rule forces Westminster council to redesign 1,100-home regeneration scheme
Marylebone scheme the latest to be redrawn following new fire safety ruling in London