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Main contract awards fell down against a year ago and the previous three months. More positively, project starts grew on a year ago. London overview Totalling £3.5bn, work starting in London during the three months to December fell 31 per cent against the preceding quarter to stand one per cent…

Project starts and detailed planning approvals decreased against the previous three months and a year ago. More positively, main contract awards grew on both periods. South East overview Totalling £2.02bn, work commencing on site in the South East during the three months to December fell 37 per cent against the…

Project starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals fell against last year. More positively, main contract awards grew on the previous three months. South West overview Work commencing on site in the South West added up to £1.33bn during the three months to December, having decreased 12 per cent…

Project starts and detailed planning approvals fell against the previous quarter and last year. More positively, main contract awards grew against the preceding three months. West Midlands overview Work starting on site in the West Midlands added up to £790m during the three months to December, a 50 per cent…

Project starts grew against the preceding three months and a year ago. However, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals both fell against the previous quarter and the 2024 levels. North West overview At £2.73bn, work starting on site in the North West during the three months to December grew…

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Paul Deverill is head of PFI and PPP strategic advice at consultancy Ridge Deserved or not, public-private partnerships (PPP) often get a bad rap, particularly when they are assumed to be private finance initiatives (PFI) under a new name.  “This is the first time in almost a decade that there…

Tom Harrison is group strategic accounts director at ports operator Peel Ports Group  The construction sector faces a pivotal time. The latest Environmental Audit Committee report challenges the long-held assumption that environmental protections slow housing delivery, and warns of a widening skills gap that could derail both housing and environmental…

Max Meadows is managing director of construction safety consultancy Project Four Six months ago, many in the industry would have described their experience of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) as challenging at best. Today, the picture feels more balanced. “The challenge for the next phase is turning it into a…

Lawrence Pearce is a partner at law firm Holmes & Hills The Supreme Court has brought clarity to a JCT termination issue that has been unsettling the construction industry since the Court of Appeal’s decision in Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd last summer. At stake was…