A new mandatory licensing scheme for all UK construction companies is to be developed in a bid to improve the trustworthiness of the sector. The scheme, “to transform the sector into a high quality and professional industry”, will be led by a new Construction...

Britain's construction industry reported the first fall in activity in almost a year last month, as Brexit uncertainty and a slow housing market delayed new building projects. The IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 49.5 in February from January's...

Further to our previous post, the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing cap has now been officially abolished, allowing councils to build up to 10,000 homes a year. The scrapping of the cap, which was announced earlier this month by prime minister...

Prime minister Theresa May’s unexpected announcement that the government is scrapping the cap on how much councils can borrow to build new homes has been widely welcomed Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham , May said she was lifting the limit...

The CIOB Academy is launching a brand new course focussed on managing and delivering quality in construction. This follows months of work by a Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Commission of Past Presidents into the issue of build quality, and what practical...