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The UK labour market is already changing ahead of its exit from the EU as the number of EU migrant workers fell rapidly over the last year, according to the latest labour market figures compiled by The Resolution Foundation The figures show that the number of EU migrant workers in Britain fell by 4.5 per […]
Homes England recently set out how they intend to improve housing affordability through a new five-year Strategic Plan – helping more people access better homes in areas where they are needed most. Buildingspecifier takes a look: The government plan, which runs up to 2022/23, outlines an ambitious new mission and the steps the national housing agency will […]
According to the latest construction industry research, nearly two-thirds of builders have had to pass skip price increases on to clients and a fifth have had to pass on diesel price rises, making home improvement projects more expensive for home owners. Building Specifier delve into the details provided by experts the Federation of Master Builders. […]
Building Specifier caught up with a leading expert in materials handling who warns of the impact Brexit will have on his industry. Paul Casebourne, who has years of experience in creating engineering solutions and runs the Materials Handling Hub, believes that the industry has been forgotten as one of the potential casualties of the UK leaving […]
New study has found that 605,891 homes were unoccupied last year. Liverpool has the biggest problem with vacant homes, with over 10,000 homes remaining empty in 2017. A third of empty homes throughout the country are empty for longer than six months. A new study has revealed the shocking extent of England’s empty homes crisis, […]
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Britain’s best innovators and researchers are being invited to pitch their ideas to help tackle the effects of climate change on towns, cities and the countryside as part of modern Industrial Strategy. Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark recently announced 4 new research programmes to boost the UK’s resilience to climate change, develop digital environments, promote […]
In this weeks Autumn Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond outlined positive steps that need to be taken in order to address the housing crisis and breathe new life back into our high streets. This is not only great news for the builders who will carry out the works, but also for residents of the countless forgotten towns […]
This week Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his autumn budget to the chamber. Touching on key issues such as the housing crisis, skills shortages, Brexit, apprenticeships and planning reform, the latest budget included much for the construction sector to sit up and take note of. The Chancellor has previously promised 300,000 new homes a year by […]
Councils in the most deprived areas of England are meeting only a fraction of their requirements for affordable housing because the planning system is not set up to deliver homes for people in the greatest need, according to a recent report. Between 2016-17, Blackpool, Knowsley and Pendle—whose residents take home some of the lowest incomes […]
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