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Cladding remediation measures threaten housebuilding targets

26 March 25

MPs’ report warns remediation costs will block drive to build 1.5 million homes by 2029.

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MPs warn cladding remediation costs will have ‘chilling effect’ on housebuilding hopes

21 March 25

An influential committee of MPs has warned government that its housebuilding targets are under threat due to cladding costs, slamming its handling of remediation as "complacent" and lacking ambition.

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Merger and takeover activity accelerates among UK REITs

19 March 25

The race for REITs ramps up as private equity groups continue to target the sector.

Big interview with Metrocentre’s Martin Healy: Gateshead’s jewel gleams again

19 March 25

Metrocentre faced an uncertain future following the collapse of owner intu in the summer of 2020. Now, chairman Martin Healy tells David Parsley the North East shopping centre’s fortunes are on the rise again.

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Big interview with Hammerson’s Rita-Rose Gagné

5 March 25

French-Canadian Rita-Rose Gagné has overseen a dramatic upturn in fortunes at the once-troubled shopping centre owner Hammerson. PW's David Parsley looks back on her four and half years as chief executive and asks her what lies ahead.

Hammerson reveals record year as CEO promises ‘more to come’

26 February 25

Chief executive Rita Rose Gagné said Hammerson entered 2025 as a “repositioned business” after record leasing performance in 2024.

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Housebuilders ‘tread water’ as hopes of a Labour boost fade

26 February 25

Results from big players suggest Labour’s new-homes drive has yet to make an impact.

Big interview with VervLife’s Katherine Rose: From bottom to top in BTR

19 February 25

Katherine Rose’s career path took some unusual twists and turns along the way to co-founding build-to-rent specialist VervLife. Now, she is intent on turning the firm into the UK’s biggest BTR operator.

Construction can’t increase while skills are on the decline

13 February 25

Growing skills gaps threaten not just the pace of project delivery but cost and quality too, according to a new construction industry workforce review by Mark Farmer.