The government has published a 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, designed to address the maintenance backlog in schools, colleges, hospitals and cou

Military housing

The government has announced more than £1.5 billion extra support for accommodation for UK Armed Forces, which will be part of the upcoming Strategic Defence Review (SDR), and bring military accommodation funding up to £7 billion this Parliament.

Building houses

The Welsh government have made progress on providing more social homes for Swansea, having agreed the sale of plots of land.

Housebuilding

The government has announced major changes that housebuilders must follow, which include developers having to declare delivery timeframes before they receive planning permission, ensuring that sites aren’t left half-finished for years.

Architectural plan of building

A new contractor for the government office in Manchester City will allow the building to enter its final construction phase. 

Construction worker installs solar panels on rooftop

Great British Energy’s first project will save millions on the energy bills of 200 schools and 200 hospitals

Mould on window frame

Awaab’s Law is to be introduced in Scotland, which will give tenants greater protection against damp and mould in their house due to landlord neglect. 

City construction site.

Over a hundred sites across England have come forward to be considered for the next generation of towns, with hundreds of thousands of working people set to benefit from the investment.

Business handshake.

The East Airdrie Link Road project will link together Newhouse and Stand/Riggend, opening up a wider transport network in the Airdrie area, and will improve journey times, transport reliability, and connections across West Scotland.

Digital cityscape.

The government has opened its bidding for its AI Growth Zones, letting local and regional authorities nationwide put themselves forward to become dedicated regions for AI infrastructure development.

Miniature model houses.

The chancellor has announced her plans to accelerate housing building and reform through building 1.5 million new homes over five years and 150 infrastructure projects by the end of parliament.

Model house and construction hat.

A £62 million regeneration package is set to deliver a wide range of uplift for local communities, as set forth in the draft Scottish Budget for 2025-26.

The government has announced measures intended to unblock infrastructure projects, whilst at the same time supporting nature recovery.

York train station

A new announcement by the government has meant that excessive rules on building infrastructure will be overhauled, leading to nuclear plants, trainlines and wind farms to be built much quicker.

A row of terraced housing in Cardiff

Tai ar y Cyd, a group of 23 Welsh social landlords, have developed a pattern book that aims to help making building houses in Wales more sustainable, energy efficient, and cost effective, which is to be fully unveiled on 15th January at University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea campus.

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