Procurement – Covid-19

Birmingham PFI roads row goes to judicial review

Birmingham City Council is proceeding with a judicial review process to challenge a Department for Transport refusal to approve a £2.7 billion highways contract. A hearing is expected later this month.

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Safety group slams developers for minimal compliance approach to regulations

The Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG) has hit out at developers for continuing to build with designs appropriate to older standards. The group says that some developers show an approach based on minimal compliance of safety regulations.

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Building Safety Act will add to project delays, says industry forecast

Adopting measures to comply with the Building Safety Act could hinder the construction sector’s recovery in 2024, according to the latest Spring Market View from consultant Arcadis. 

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High Court quashes refusal of M&S Oxford St plans

The High Court has quashed Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister Michael Gove’s refusal of Marks & Spencer’s plans to redevelop its flagship Oxford Street store.

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Death on site gets recycling company £300,000 fine

A recycling company has been fined £300,000 after a father-of-two was killed on site by being run over by a shovel loader.

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Competition authority launches new investigation into housebuilders

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final report on the housebuilding market in Great Britain and says it has found evidence during its study that some housebuilders may have breached competition law by sharing information, influencing the build-out of sites and the prices of new homes.

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Scottish planning consultations launched

The Scottish Government has gone to consultation on three proposals to improve the resilience and flexibility of the planning system.

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Rogue building owners to be targeted harder by government and councils

Rogue building owners failing to fix medium and high rise properties with safety defects are being freshly targeted in a joint government and local authority initiative.

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Serious Fraud Office makes four arrests in £140m property fraud investigation

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has raided three residences and made four arrests in Merseyside and Greater Manchester as it announced it is investigating Signature Group, a collapsed business that attracted over a thousand UK and international investors in the redevelopment of iconic landmarks.

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Controversial project to start next year after High Court decision

National Highways expects to start construction of the Stonehenge Tunnel next year following failure of the latest legal challenge to the controversial project.

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