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Several award-winning consultants have been revealed as development partners in Raby Castle’s landmark renovation scheme, The Rising, which began a two-year programme of works this week.   The 700-year-old castle near Darlington in County Durham is one of the most intact mediaeval structures in England. Buildings... View Article

Construction has begun to deliver phase two of the development of a new £5m sports village at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone. Conlon Construction is now active on the 35-acre site off Common Edge Road in Marton, Blackpool. Once complete, it will... View Article

A brand-new Curio Collection by Hilton hotel, which is set to open its doors in spring 2022 in the City of London, has today revealed the very first photographs of its new design-led rooms and elegant interiors. Lost Property St.... View Article

Work has completed on Vida Court, the new 100-bed specialist dementia care home in Harrogate which will welcome people living with dementia from across the UK. The home has been built on behalf of specialist dementia care provider Vida Healthcare,... View Article

Climate conscious construction consultancy, Bailey Partnership, has pledged to become carbon-neutral and deliver all projects to “Net Zero” by 2030 – 20 years ahead of national targets – in a bid to reduce the construction industry’s carbon footprint. Renowned as... View Article

Work has officially started on a six-storey high-quality student accommodation facility, in the heart of Leicester’s city centre. The Marble Street development, which was granted planning permission in February, will feature 61 rooms – a mix of shared and studio... View Article

Construction has begun at Moda Living’s Sackville Road regeneration project, which will deliver a thriving intergenerational neighbourhood of more than 800 state of the art homes in the heart of Hove. The project at the Sackville Road Trading Estate is... View Article

Construction within the education sector is set to face a number of challenges in the next decade as schools look to reach net zero and utilise renewable technology and techniques. Matt Wrate, director at international M&E consultancy CPW, looks at how... View Article

In a survey by Avamore Capital, more than half of developers said that there is a mismatch of what lenders currently offer and what they need to meet today’s challenges. The research has highlighted that many options no longer meeting the... View Article

Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire has visited Leeds College of Building to celebrate the college receiving over £1million of grant funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Adult Education Budget (AEB), allocated to support adults in learning skills needed... View Article

Ventura Design has scooped a major interiors award for the design of a three-bedroom penthouse apartment in Dublin. Awarded for the best design for a living space across Europe, Ventura picked up the ‘Living Space Europe’ prize for its design... View Article

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, propertyCEO One of the significant differences between a refurbishment project and a small-scale development is the step up from having a jobbing builder to working with a main contractor. But how can you make sure... View Article

Leading property and construction consultancy, McBains, has appointed Louise Dixon Chapman to lead a newly-established business unit aimed at offering strategic advice to clients on the development of effective workplace strategies and smarter working models that reflect the impact of... View Article

Nigel Topping, High-Level Climate Action Champion of UK for COP26 and Sanjaya Bhatia, Head of Office North-East Asia, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), unite with leaders from over 20 countries to back the World Green Building Council’s... View Article

The developer behind one of the UK’s largest regeneration sites has revealed how the masterplan and placemaking have been radically modified to meet the demands of a post-Covid world. The design teams behind The Island Quarter in Nottingham have revealed how previous... View Article