Builds & Development
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Car park demolition accelerates plans for vibrant seaside town development
The demolition of an outdated car park in Worthing, West Sussex has helped fast-track proposals for a major redevelopment of the area. The local authority, Worthing Borough Council, had leased the 1960s car park situated on the privately owned land,...
Milestone for Big Ben Conservation Project
The final piece of the 98 metre high scaffolding was installed by contractor Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd and it was celebrated with a ceremony at the top of the Elizabeth Tower. "The steel structure encasing the Elizabeth Tower consists of...
Sisk Selected for Manchester Development
Property developer Bruntwood has chosen construction company John Sisk & Son (Sisk) to deliver the first phase of the commercial development at Circle Square, a new city centre neighbourhood in Manchester. Carrying a £96 million development value, the award comes...
Glasgow Garages Transformed into Urban Mansion
Page\Park Architects have brought forward the proposal to transform a redundant Arnold Clark garage in Glasgow’s Charing Cross into a development consisting of 65 flats with parking space, a raised garden deck and two shops. Although the existing buildings are...
Leeds Building to Become Yorkshire’s Finest Working Environment
Knight Frank in Leeds is working with a high-quality project team that includes GMI Construction, Richard Boothroyd Associates and DLG Architects to create the perfect working and leisure environment for Yorkshire law firm, Walker Morris. The 76,000 sq ft building...
Planning & Design
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Winners of A’ Design Awards & Competition Announced
The A’ Design Awards & Competition, one of the world’s largest international design awards, has announced the winners of the 2017 – 2018 competition. All entries were carefully evaluated by an international panel of experts, including scholars, members of the...
Treat Your Garden with a Fireplace
Leading chimney manufacturer Schiedel Chimney Systems has launched a new Garden Fireplace for the outdoor living enthusiasts that wish to bring the cosiness of their living rooms to their gardens. "Creating dedicated spaces for cooking, eating and entertaining is a...
Purcell Wins Manchester Museum Project
Purcell won planning and listed building consent to create an extension to the historic home of the University of Manchester – Manchester Museum. As part of their plan, the design team have imagined a contemporary new entrance and two new...
The AJ Student Prize Open for Applicants
The AJ Student Prize, a free-to-enter prize aimed specifically at UK-based architecture schools, is now open for entries to all students on RIBA-accredited architecture courses. School are invited to submit the final-year projects of their two best students, one at...
Boutique Hotel at Old Marylebone Road
Following the success of the design of the Tower Bridge Magistrates Court, which will open soon as The Dixon, Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) has created another successful design for Dominvs Group. It demolished a nondescript 1990s office building and constructed...
Management & Estate Services
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Why Construction Sites Are A Prime Target for Trespassers
Valuable equipment in the open and quiet periods out of hours tempt thieves It’s true that construction sites often house highly valuable equipment and materials often out in the open and in locations that can become very quiet and isolated...
How to Keep Your Boiler in Great Condition Year-Round
A well-maintained boiler not only keeps you warm and comfortable in winter -- it also costs less to run and is significantly less likely to develop leaks, damaged components and other common problems. Whether your goal is to save money...
Project Sunroof Is Coming to the UK
Project Sunroof, an informative location based analysis tool to help British homeowners save money on their energy bills by installing solar panels on their roofs, has been launched in the UK by Google. In partnership with energy supplier E. on,...
Airsorted to Create Jobs in Manchester
Airsorted, an Edinburgh based company that claims to be the world’s largest independent Airbnb management company, will open in Fountain Street, Manchester. The new office will create up to 100 jobs, as well as promising hassle free property management to...
Melville Homes Benefit from New Heating Systems
Tenants that are part of Melville Housing Association in the South Lanarkshire town of Forth will benefit from a major boost to their home heating following the fitting of eco-friendly air source heat pumps, which will replace the old, inefficient...
Products & Materials
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Apartment Scheme in Croydon Receives Funding
The 251-unit Taberner House scheme in Croydon has received a £100 million funding from Legal & General (L&G), which agreed on the deal with developer HUB and specialist investor Bridges Fund Management. L&G will take ownership of the 35-storey building,...
Ideal Flatmate Platform Keeps Growing
Ideal Flatmate, the UK’s first flatmate matching site, has seen rapid growth over the past 12 months, passing £1 million in seed funding. It is now experiencing 2,000 properties being uploaded each month by landlords and letting agents with rooms...
New Social Homes in London
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a special funding programme that will bring 10,000 new homes in the capital over the next four years. In what will be the first ever City Hall programme dedicated to supporting council...
New Research on Home Renovation and Redecoration
A research from Direct Line Home Insurance found that approximately half a million homeowners in the UK go over budget when redecorating or renovating their home each year, especially younger people. They underestimate the cost of it by around £3.4...
Yorkshire and the Humber a BTL Hotspot
A survey led by Knight Knox, residential property experts, looked at the responses of 500 landlords in the UK and found that the majority of buy to let landlord with properties in Yorkshire and Humberside are feeling positive about the...
Business, Legal & Financial
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ELLIOTT UK AWARDED THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT TO DELIVER NEW COVID-19 TEST CENTRE FACILITIES
One of the UK’s leading modular build specialists is using its expertise gained during the global pandemic, to build new Covid-19 test centres across the UK, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. With current Covid-19 test...
How to deal with undeclared rental income
Before we go into the specifics, there are a number of key points that you need to acknowledge when it comes to dealing with undeclared rental income: It is now more important than ever to ensure your tax affairs are...
How do we manage high populations in megacities?
Cities across the world are expanding, as well as the populations within them. In 2017, the World Economic Forum focused on the issue, with more than half of the planet’s population city dwellers, with this set to rise by 2030....
Aiding the environment with Bio-LNG Trucks
Flogas UK are using Bio-LNG powered trucks in a bid to help reduce carbon emissions. The business and domestic energy supplier have added two of these vehicles to their fleet, suggesting that they provide an 80 per cent reduction in...
Three Ways to Promote Your Business Effectively
Starting a business is not an easy thing to do, but continuously promoting it is another story. There are many businesses out there that are struggling to meet sales quotas every day so they can continue selling their products and...
