Avoiding Common Self-Build Issues 30% UndergroundWriting for Build-It’s Self-Build Zone. Andy Butcher reminds us that one of the most important parts of a project is to ensure you’re dealing with well-designed, properly-realised foundations. Considering 30% of build costs will be underground, there is a lot to think about. “What’s more” he adds, “the work will […]
Is “Off-Site” the New GOLD RUSH?
Denise Chevin – BIM+ Why new names are piling into offsite housingWriting in BIM+. Denise Chevin uncovers the strategies of some of the new players flooding into the market hoping to capitalise from Government backing and growing investor interest in the offsite sector.The March of MMCThe march of modern methods of construction continues apace. Government […]
Later Living needs ‘Hospitality’
Peter Ladhams – Housing Today The ‘Golden Rule’In hospitality, there is a golden rule: the customer is always right. This philosophy has underpinned the industry – and the services it provides – for nearly a century. And, in the process, has helped evolve, inform and shape the spaces and services that hospitality offers.Property Lacks PhilosophyWithin […]
Housing Market Stalls
Writing for Zoopla … Nicky Burridge reports(Sept 11th) that property sales, buyer enquiries and new instructions all failed to improve in August following a brief early summer bounce in the property market.Downward Trend Resumed Property sales resumed their downward trend in August as ongoing Brexit uncertainty continued to weigh on the market. The increase in buyers […]
Prefab specialist Katerra buys two US contractors
Silicon Valley … again!The acquisitions allow the Silicon Valley company to expand its coverage of the US market. UEB Builders is a general contractor in Arizona that constructs commercial and residential projects. Georgia-based Fortune-Johnson specialises in multi-family residential projects. Both companies will adopt the Katerra brand.Technology & InnovationMichael Marks, chief executive of Katerra, said […]
“Building More Homes won’t solve crisis”
UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence Real IssuesAccording to a report in Housing Today, Government targets are missing the real issues, which include household numbers and low interest rates. The UK’s housing crisis will not be solved simply by building more homes, according to a new report published by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing […]
Unlock Rigid Planning System
to spark MMC Housing Revolution ARUP Key Reforms NeededA new report by Arup outlines the key reforms needed to the UK’s planning system to facilitate the widescale use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to help deliver the large number of new homes the country needs.Restrictive Planning SystemWhile research to date has focused primarily on […]
Reverse Charge VAT from October
Alison Birch VAT partner at Mitchell Charlesworth How it will Work in ConstructionTo tackle VAT fraud in the construction industry a domestic reverse charge will be introduced with effect from October 2019. Writing in Construction Manager, Alison Birch, VAT partner at Mitchell Charlesworth, explains what this means for businesses in the construction industry.What is a […]
200,000 more workers needed
without MMC Hamish Champ Housing Today Housebuilding CrisisHamish Champ reports in Housing Today that without modern methods of construction UK housebuilders will need nearly 200,000 additional workers to meet the government’s mid-2020s target of building 300,000 new homes a year.CITB AnalysisAnalysis by the Construction Industry Training Board […]
The Self-Build Solution
to the UK’s Housing Crisis Housing Today The Big QuestionWriting in Housing Today, Paul Smith managing director of the Strategic Land Group, asks “Is self-build the answer to tackling the housing crisis? He then explains that, with 6 million Britons interested in building their own home, initiatives are just starting to cater to this […]
