Opinion

Elliott Kenton is a partner and health and safety expert at law firm Weightmans Construction firms now face higher costs for health and safety compliance following an increase in the fee for intervention (FFI). This is the mechanism by which the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) charges businesses for investigative…

Rachel Heald is a partner at Hawkswell Kilvington JCT has now published the long-awaited 2024 edition of the Design and Build Contract family. On reviewing the new Design and Build Contract (DB 2024), it is clear that the drafting changes follow three main themes: “Many of the 2024 changes are…

Neeral Shah is founder and chief executive of YardLink In any area of the construction supply chain, offering credit terms is an essential aspect of business planning. But as construction sector administrations stabilise and optimism rises, it’s crucial to establish ground rules within your team to mitigate risk. “With the…

David Lukic is a planning and construction solicitor at Weightmans The construction sector operates in a very different environment now to the one that existed just a few years ago, with significant changes to construction law and the lasting economic hangover caused by the pandemic, rapid inflation and the impact…

David Glennon is group head of digital engineering at Mace Innovation in construction and consultancy is frequently linked to big machines, cleaner practices and new toys such as robotics, but there is a key concept that runs throughout all innovation in our sector: data. “Intentional data-gathering efforts are proving enduringly…

Amit Vadgama is a principal building surveyor at Pick Everard Outdated, dilapidated and in need of investment. These were the challenges lobbied at the government when it launched its Health Infrastructure Plan in October 2020. Since then, and through the weight of the pandemic, the construction industry has been tasked…

Katy Davis is a planning & development partner at Carter Jonas Last summer the government outlined its long-term plan for housing, which committed to "a new era of regeneration, inner-city densification and housing delivery across England" and launched its visions for growth in London, Leeds and Cambridge. The Spring Budget…

Howel Morris is land regeneration director at Rodgers Leask Brownfield and regeneration are now synonymous with one another, with conversation on the subject never far from the headlines. The government is currently working on a raft of policy changes to make the planning process easier for housebuilding purposes, eager to…

Connor Guinea is an associate at Brodies LLP On 17 April 2024 the JCT published the first of its new edition of standard contracts – JCT 2024 – starting with the Design and Build Contract (DB2024). New relevant events and optional relevant matters DB2024 has extended the list of relevant…

Sean Ripley is principal ecologist at Mace As we mark Earth Day today (22 April), it is timely to reflect on the significant environmental policy shifts that have been rolled out in England and will shape the future of conservation through mandated biodiversity growth. “This Earth Day, let us all…