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Foundations work is getting under way this month for a two-tower development containing apartments and a hotel near Canary Wharf in London’s Docklands....

The UK Green Building Council has welcomed the government proposals for improving the energy performance of commercial buildings....

Plans for a new rail line between Oxford and Cambridge have moved forward with the appointment of an Arup-led consortium to help take the project forward....

A law firm is looking to disrupt the already feisty world of construction litigation by introducing a no win/no fee service for construction companies....

A new document claiming to represent the views of a host of property developers has called for the creation of a development agency with special planning and compulsory purchase powers...

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has published a new version of its standard industry contract for the infrastructure construction works....

Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced funding of £27m for projects across Scotland, including a new walking and cycling route in the north of Glasgow and green infrastructure travel...

Digital copies are being offered for sale of an extensive archive of photos taken of Greenock and Port Glasgow prior to the massive clearances and redevelopment of the late 1960s....

House-builder Bellway's preliminary results for the year to the end of July show 8.6% growth in revenue and a 3.4% rise in operating profit, though its margins are now dropping....

Havering Council has agreed the first proposals in its plan to regenerate 12 estates and provide 5,200 new homes over the next 12-15 years....