Profit versus duty: can building control find a new balance?

30 July 25

Even as the holiday season beckons, government attempts to reform building safety rumble on.

Big interview with Henry Boot chief exec Tim Roberts: Winning on appeal

30 July 25

Henry Boot chief executive Tim Roberts says planning reforms have unlocked outline approvals at appeal, but detailed consent remains a grind.

Rachel Reeves delivers the Spending Review 2025

Reeves’ Planning and Infrastructure Bill plea: pick up the pace

23 July 25

Time waits for no one, as the government is finding ever more frequently.

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Government on rent reviews: onwards but not upwards

16 July 25

Whitehall rings to a variety of sounds, most notably dog-whistles – policy proposals carefully crafted to appeal to particular sections of the electorate – as well as the blunderbuss boom of parties shooting themselves squarely in the foot.

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Big interview with Henley founder Ian Rickwood: Cleaning up

16 July 25

Henley founder Ian Rickwood is busy developing what could become Europe’s tallest residential tower, but he thinks a niche in operational real estate could be bigger still.

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Bank of England deputy governor warns of climate risks to commercial assets

11 July 25

Climate change could lead to unpredictable shocks in the value of commercial real estate and problems obtaining insurance, the Bank of England has warned.

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Will AI tech take a tumble?

9 July 25

Owners and developers of offices can perhaps take heart from our annual Power of Proptech survey, carried out among Property Week readers earlier this year.

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Blue-light specialists take charge at the BSR

2 July 25

The threat posed by buildings varies dramatically during the journey from conception to completion.

Life science experts on industrial strategy vs reality

25 June 25

Earlier this week, I took part in our second annual Life Sciences and Research Clusters conference, staged in concert with our in-house colleagues at Construction News.

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Bank on housing delays

18 June 25

This week brought welcome recognition from the government that rhetoric is not the foundation stone on which 1.5 million (or indeed any) homes can be built.