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Britain pays too much for infrastructure, says think tank study

Planning delays and stop-start investment are blamed for UK road, rail and energy schemes costing substantially more than overseas equivalents, a think tank study has found.

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Heavy fines after worker fractures neck and back

Two construction companies have been fined after a drilling operative sustained fractures to his neck and back when a temporary platform loaded with concrete debris collapsed on top of him.

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AI tools to slash planning decision times

The government has announced plans to use two new Artificial Intelligence tools that it says will speed up the planning process for housing.

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Senior managers in the firing line of new corporate criminal law

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 that comes into force on 29 June is said to mark one of the most significant developments in UK corporate criminal law in decades.

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Mayor launches ‘Singapore style’ scheme to redevelop key site in Royal Docks

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a ‘Singapore-style’ housing development arm, hailed as marking a ‘major shift’ in how the Greater London Authority supports and delivers new homes.

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Companies fined after scaffolder fell from roof while installing edge protection

Two construction companies have been fined a total £79,300 at Leeds Magistrates Court after a scaffolder broke his arm and leg and suffered head lacerations after falling through a roof skylight while installing temporary scaffolding edge protection at a warehouse in Yorkshire.

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New guidance for councils to end ‘patch up’ pothole fixes

Councils must prove they are doing more to fix potholes and future-proof roads under new reporting requirements introduced by the government this week (9 June).

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Railways Bill makes Parliamentary progress

The Railways Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Commons, and now passes to the House of Lords stages of the legislation billed as the biggest reform to UK railways in a generation.

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Bill promised to provide ‘endpoint’ for building remediation

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has released an update to the 2024 Remediation Acceleration Plan that includes additional measures.

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First Tier Tribunal makes landmark remediation contribution order judgment

The First Tier Tribunal has made a judgment against developer Hollybrook (UK) Limited that is being hailed as a landmark in understanding how Remediation Contribution Orders will be approached under the Building Safety Act (2022).

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