The developer behind a major luxury flats scheme in Salford is claiming damages of £21m from engineering consultant Arcadis after a 10-storey concrete core had to be demolished during the construction programme. Property Alliance Group, the developer behind the now completed Manchester Uptown scheme beside the river Irwell is seeking compensation after the concrete core

Cardiff City Council has picked Wates Construction as its development partner for a major council housing estate rebuild in Grangetown in Cardiff. The council picked the firm for the £80m rebuild scheme despite it being the only firm to tender for the redevelopment of the Channel View estate. The council said it alerted over 20

Collapsed M&E specialist Michael J Lonsdale went into administration in October owing £64.8m to suppliers and subcontractors. The scale of the firm’s debts were highlighted in a report from administrator Begbies Traynor seen by the Enquirer. The company’s fall sent shock waves through the industry with Lonsdale ranked in the top 10 M&E firm’s nationally

Brentwood Borough Council has granted planning permission for the £780m Dunton Hills Garden Village. The planning application, submitted by CEG, includes 3,700 new homes, three care homes, a village centre and two neighbourhood hubs which will provide easy access to shops, facilities and services. There will also be three primary schools, a secondary school, children’s