Prepared for law, built for safety
The headlines around Awaab’s Law have been clear enough. Speed matters. Delay is no longer acceptable. Damp, mould and serious...
When climate change turns homes into hazards
A recent article highlighted how unprepared the UK’s housing stock is for hotter summers and more frequent heatwaves. Overheating is...
Why scattered communication is holding construction productivity back
City A.M.’s recent coverage of UK construction productivity makes a familiar point. Despite new technologies and increasing pressure to deliver...
What Europe can teach the UK about fixing planning
Planning is treated as the unpredictable middle of the development journey, but most delays begin far earlier than the formal...
Why Your 2026 Software Budget Should Not Be on Autopilot
Construction has a habit of treating software like a tumble dryer. Switch it on, hope it is doing something useful...
Why Most Digital Transformations Fail Before They Begin
Every industry talks about transformation. Every boardroom has a strategy for it. Yet, research from the Financial Times recently revealed...
Stamp duty isn’t fuelling the housing market. It’s choking it.
Bellway’s CEO Jason Honeyman has called for an end to stamp duty for first-time buyers, and he’s absolutely right. When...
The Race to Build 1.5 Million Homes: What Needs to Change
This week’s BBC Panorama episode, The Race to Build 1.5 Million Homes, reignited one of the biggest questions in the...
Cutting four weeks from the homebuying process
Anyone who has ever bought or sold a home knows the pain. Offers accepted, champagne corks ready, and then nothing....
Scotland moves to fix the skills crisis in construction
The construction sector has a problem. In fact, it has two. We are short on skills, and we are losing...
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