Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Homes England has made two executive leadership appointments, bringing “extensive experience and trusted leadership” to the agency.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteULN editor George Sell talks to three founder members of the new BTR Taskforce.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Barking Riverside, a joint venture between the Mayor of London and residential developer L&Q, has awarded a £12 million contract to civil engineering firm Mackley to shore up flood defence and environmental protections at the development.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The chair of the Building Safety Regulator, Andy Roe, has claimed that Gateway 2 approval now sits closer to its 12 week aim.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Developer HUB has submitted proposals for a mixed-use development in Hackney, on a site near Old Street.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The IKEA property investment arm has strengthened its senior leadership team with a new managing director.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Vita Group has acquired 15 Dalkeith Road, a prominent site on a main route into Edinburgh’s city centre.
Reading Time: 2 minutesArchitects brown + company has won approval for a scheme of more than 800 units in Exeter.
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