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The government has announced plans for a New Homes Ombudsman to champion the buyers of new-build homes and protect them from shoddy standards and poor customer service....

The government has confirmed that it will specifically ban the use of combustible materials on external walls of high-rise residential buildings....

New statistics from HM Revenue & Customs show that the UK construction industry claimed a total of £80m in research & development tax credits....

Dudley College of Technology is to build its new £26m Institute of Transformational Technologies will be delivered using the integrated project insurance (IPI) model....

The president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has warned that the effective delivery of major construction and infrastructure projects utterly depends on a broader move to offsite prefabrication....

Dywidag-Systems International (DSI) has taken over monitoring specialist Datum Group....

East Renfrewshire Council has submitted plans for the construction of five new nurseries in line with Scotland’s forthcoming expansion in childcare provision....

Student accommodation developer Watkin Jones has secured funding for four developments totalling £180m....

Following the sale of its construction and building maintenance businesses, Lakehouse plc has changed its name to Sureserve Group plc....

The Greater London Authority has granted planning approval for a development of up to 3,000 new homes in Dagenham, east London....