The Equality Act 2010 sets a legislative framework for diversity in the workplace and provides legal protection for workers who may be discriminated against. No UK employer has a choice about adhering to that legislation. But [read more…]
Responding to today’s Article 50 announcement, the Builders Merchants’ Federation (BMF) has urged Theresa May and Davis Davis to negotiate a mutually-beneficial new customs agreement based on zero or low tariffs. The BMF is concerned [read more…]
The slowest-moving property markets in the UK are Wolverhampton, Liverpool and Bradford, according to research conducted by online estate agents HouseSimple.com. More than a quarter of properties in each of these cities have been on [read more…]
With businesses having had time to digest the implications of yesterday’s Spring Budget, we gauge the reaction of a cross-section of the construction industry to the Chancellor’s announcement. Justin Arnesen, Ayming Director: R&D Tax & [read more…]
The UK can continue to be one of the biggest and most dynamic commercial real estate and real estate finance markets regardless of how the UK’s exit from the European Union unfolds, writes James Walton, [read more…]
Construction and landscaping specialist Crown Group is calling on the Government to ensure the construction sector is a key plank of its future industrial strategy amid concerns that Brexit could see the industry decline. Former [read more…]
As the UK economy continues to gain confidence, there seems to be some more encouraging news for the UK’s largest construction companies. A new study from UK business analysts Plimsoll, which has analysed the financial [read more…]
The organisers of Digital Construction Week (DCW) – the event dedicated to innovation and technology in the built environment and the first digital construction event to launch here in UK – announced today (Monday 20 [read more…]
Today’s White Paper has underlined the government’s commitment to building more affordable houses and help people buy and rent their homes after admitting the current market is “broken”. But is it all positive? We gauge [read more…]
More than 150,000 new homes were registered in the UK by NHBC in 2016, the second highest in almost a decade. 151,687 new homes were registered by NHBC in 2016, a slight decrease of two [read more…]
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