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Investec funds office-to-residential scheme in sought-after Henley-on-Thames with £6m facility

Thursday, 17th May 2018

Investec Structured Property Finance (“Investec”) announces that it has agreed to provide a £6mn loan to conversion-to-residential fund, managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, to support the acquisition of an existing small office campus in Henley-on-Thames with permission to convert into... View Article

Warnings about dangers of Carillion PFI contracts were ignored new report from MPS confirm says GMB

Thursday, 17th May 2018

Never again must any government allow the private sector to become the NHS provider, says GMB Southern GMB, the union for workers in the health and care sector, say that the new report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and... View Article

Self-employed among worst-hit by ‘recklessness, hubris and greed’ at Carillion

Thursday, 17th May 2018

Self-employed suppliers were among those most harmed by what a new joint report from two Commons Committees calls ‘recklessness, hubris and greed’ at Carillion. Carillion was well known for its poor payment practices, extending its supplier payment period to 120... View Article

Hopkins Homes inspiring Britain

Thursday, 17th May 2018

Suffolk-based Hopkins Homes has been named in the fifth edition of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain report. The report is a celebration of the UK’s most dynamic small and medium sized businesses. This is... View Article

£3 billion blown on over budget renovations as movers underestimate costs

Thursday, 17th May 2018

New research by Direct Line Home Insurance reveals approximately half a million homeowners go over budget when redecorating or renovating their new home each year. Almost a quarter (23 per cent) of new property owners have faced spiralling costs in an... View Article

Statement from the Housing Committee on the Mayor’s ‘Building Council Homes for Londoners’ programme

Wednesday, 16th May 2018

In response to the Mayor of London’s announcement today on council homes, Sian Berry AM, Chair of the London Assembly Housing Committee, said: “The Mayor’s announcement today, which aims to kick-start the building of more council homes, is a step in the... View Article

Government must transform how it works with construction post-Carillion, says FMB

Wednesday, 16th May 2018

The Government must learn from Carillion by enforcing fair payment and opening up public sector contracts to smaller firms, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Commenting on the joint report on Carillion from the Work and Pensions and Business, Energy... View Article

Sadiq Khan to kickstart major council homebuilding comeback in London

Wednesday, 16th May 2018

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today gives a major boost to councils in their plans to get building again with his new programme to help get 10,000 new council homes underway over the next four years. In what will... View Article