BCIS Forecasts 15% Rise in Building Costs in Next Five Years
Building costs will increase by 15% over the next five years, while tender prices will rise by 20% over the same period, according to the latest construction forecast data from…
Construction Pay Up for Fifth Consecutive Quarter Finds BCIS
Construction site wages in the UK were up by an average of 2.4% in 2Q 2024 compared with the previous quarter, and up by 4.6% on an annual basis, the…
Launch of 2024 Home Moving Trends Surveys Announced
Industry leading training provider, Property Academy is excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Home Moving Trends and Landlord & Renter surveys. These extensive surveys, now in their 18th…
Property Management Experts Reveal 40 per cent of Calls Are From Students
Property management company PropCall has revealed that 40 per cent of their out-of-hours calls during August and September are from students. Currently PropCall has 11 dedicated student lettings clients and…
Rising Tide of Legal Work as Construction Sector Struggles to Stay Above Water
By Matt Clark, Managing Director, Cardium Law As a legal firm specialising in the construction sector, we are seeing an alarming rise in insolvencies and statutory demands linked to unpaid…
Housing Reforms Must Be Matched With Short Term Pragmatism
Responding to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner’s speech in the House of Commons this afternoon, John Dickie, Chief Executive at BusinessLDN, said: “The…
“Time to build” – Places for People responds to General Election result
We are ready to work alongside Government to reinvigorate the lives of Customers and Communities right across the country. Responding to the 2024 General Election result, Places for People’s Chief…
The UK General Election: The Next Government Will Face the Same Significant Challenges
After 14 years of a Conservative-led government, a change to Labour will mark a notable difference in UK politics. Despite the change in power, we expect the next government to…
UK Public Want More Social Housebuilding But Call for Greater Investment in Local Infrastructure
*Almost two-thirds of the UK population would welcome new housebuilding, including social housing, within five miles of their home. * Almost three-quarters of people believe there needs to be greater…