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First legal action launched over failure to fix cladding

8/12/22

The Department for Levelling up has taken the first step in legal action against a building owner over failure to fix unsafe cladding.

Plans in for £52m Birmingham Queensgate Square

7/12/22

Developer Riverlow Group has submitted plans for the £52m phase two of its Queensgate Square scheme in Birmingham.

Student rooms developer Unite moves into build to rent

6/12/22

Student accommodation developer Unite has bought a major build to rent tower in Stratford East London to pilot a move into the private professional rental market.

Plans Featuring 29-Storey Tower Near Approval

5/12/22

A 29-storey tower providing new student accommodation could be built on a vacant site in Birmingham if plans are approved at committee next week. The project is expected to create hundreds of jobs.

Plans Lodges for 48-Storey Residential Tower

2/12/22

Plans have been submitted for a residential-led development in Birmingham featuring hundreds of homes and a 48-storey tower.

Plans in for landmark Birmingham build to rent tower

1/12/22

Residential developer HUB and real estate investment manager MARK have submitted plans for a 48-storey residential-led scheme at 2 Snowhill Plaza in Birmingham.

Supply chain tries to crack mystery of creaking towers

30/11/22

Firms from across the supply chain have pooled resources in a bid to stop creaking noises in towers.

New tower at 55 Bishopsgate planned to be among tallest in City

29/11/22

Funder Schroders and development manager Stanhope behind 63-storey block

Client sounds out London tower builders about 1 Undershaft job

21/11/22

Client sounds out London tower builders about 1 Undershaft job

Plans Lodged for 46-Storey Residential Tower

18/11/22

A Birmingham specialist residential developer has now submitted its plans for a build-to-rent scheme featuring hundreds of homes and a 46-storey tower.

Construction Trends in Tall Buildings Revealed in New Premier Guarantee Report

17/11/22

More than a third of construction issues raised by risk management surveyors during site inspections of tall buildings in the UK relate to external walls, according to a new report by warranty provider Premier Guarantee.

Bristol to reclad 38 tower blocks in EPS cladding fire scare

15/11/22

Bristol City Council has committed to replace expanded polystyrene cladding on more than half the city's 64 council-owned tower blocks.

Mace wins London’s “greenest” office tower

24/10/22

Mace has been appointed main contractor on the Edge London Bridge 28-storey office complex.

Premier Guarantee’s Tall Buildings 2022 report reveals construction trends and risks in taller buildings

21/10/22

According to the new Tall Buildings 2022 report by Premier Guarantee, more than a third of construction issues raised by risk management surveyors during site inspections of tall buildings in the UK relate to external walls

Mace working on Herzog & de Meuron tower as Liverpool Street scheme readies for planning submission next spring

20/10/22

Construction cost of Sellar job over railway station set at north of £500m