A joint venture between investor Tri7 and Fusion Students have submitted plans for a major purpose-built student rooms and shopping scheme in Leeds. The plan would see the demolition of The Core shopping centre in the city to make way for 807 student bedrooms and around 36,000 sq ft of retail at ground level, including
London-based developer Q Developments has got the planning thumbs up to build a 27-storey student rooms tower in Salford. Designed by architect Broadway Malyan, the Salford Steps project will deliver nearly 540-beds for students in the area. It will be built at the site former McDonalds’ regional headquarters building at Cross Lane, next to the
ISG has secured a £155m programme of work to expand the number of places by 780 at three existing category D prisons. As part of the wider £4bn investment programme to create an additional 20,000 prison places across the UK by the mid-2020s. Procured through the Crown Commercial Services framework, the prison places will be
London and South East housing contractor Real LSE has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. The firm specialises in the construction of new homes, student accommodation and later living schemes for housing associations, local authorities and selected private clients. Latest accounts for Real LSE show for the year to February 28 2022
Fit-out contractor Portview has taken control of Fulham FC’s new Riverside Stand project following the collapse of original main contractor Buckingham Group. The Enquirer understands Portview were directly appointed last summer by Fulham to complete the interior fit-out of the revamped stand at Craven Cottage post completion of the base-build by Buckingham Group. Portview Chief
Payment disputes are intensifying on site as main contractors look to hold on to as much cash as possible in the current economic climate. The Enquirer has been contacted by a string of subcontractors facing pay wrangles with Tier 1 contractors. And the Construction Leadership Council also sounded a warning this week for the supply
A joint venture between Bouygues and Murphy is tipped to take the main tunnel section for the massive Lower Thames Crossing project. Insiders say the BM joint venture is now the frontrunner for the £2.3bn project to dig the 4.2km tunnel. National Highways has been in competitive dialogue with a trio of shortlisted bidders for
Integrated Health Projects, a joint venture between Vinci and Sir Robert McAlpine, has got the go-ahead to start construction in earnest on the Stanford Hall NHS rehabilitation centre. The £105m National Rehabilitation Centre project will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate, near Loughborough, which is already home to the specialist Defence Medical Rehabilitation
The first price drops for construction materials are starting to appear as supply returns to pre-covid levels and demand drops as the housing market continues to stagnate. The latest update from the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group said: “The supply of most building materials returned to pre-covid levels. This includes bricks, blocks, boilers,
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refused to quash speculation that he is planning to axe HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester. At a major press conference detailing a climb down on climate change targets yesterday, Sunak was asked directly to comment on rumours that HS2, due to run on zero carbon electricity, could be scrapped to fund
