Construction

Controversial plans to boost homebuilding by relaxing ‘defective EU laws’ on water pollution have been broadly welcomed by the industry despite the widespread outcry by environmental groups. Housing secretary Michael Gove says the legacy laws...

The Federation of Master Builders has come out in support of Labour’s proposed planning reforms, saying they ‘offer the best hope to build the homes we need.’ Chief Executive Brian Berry said: “The Labour Party...

August saw a slump in housebuilding alongside the weakest activity forecasts since the beginning of the year and the fastest drop in new orders for over three years, according to the latest figures from...

UK construction companies recorded a sustained rebound in business activity during December, according to the latest PMI data compiled by IHS Markit. Stronger order books helped to drive the recovery across the construction sector, with...

Total value of sales from Britain’s builders’ merchants grew by 7.6% in April to June over Q1 but four fewer trading days in the period took like-for-like sales to +14.8%, according to the latest...

Housing activity saw a renewed fall in June, set against overall growth across the industry led by strong commercial activity, according to the latest PMI figures from S&P Global. Anecdotal evidence suggested that the expansion...

The predicted growth for construction output for the year has increased to 14.3% from its previous 13.7%, according to the Construction Products Association, but next year’s forecast is now revised down from 6.3% to...

Construction order volumes increased at the fastest pace for nearly a quarter century last month but inflation in materials costs hit the same record high, according to the latest IHS Markit / CIPS UK...