Construction Law

Challenges thrown up in the planning process and the ongoing impact of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) are cited as ‘significant impediments’ for developers’ in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Construction Monitor report for Q1 2026.

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Framework provider Pagabo has now invited contractors to tender for places on its £4.15 billion National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026. Contractors have until 12 June to submit tenders with the framework to launch in September.

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Ministers are understood to be considering plans to overhaul the High Court through a major reform of the Chancery Division as it seeks to preserve and improve the court’s standing as a key destination for complex and high-value disputes.

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Planning decisions in England will for the first time be made with the help of Google-built AI starting this month, in a pilot ministers say will speed up approvals. 

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Latest figures from the Building Safety Regulator show that some improving trends in the 12-week rolling period to 1 May. Figures show that 33 new build Innovation Unit (IU) applications have been determined with 63 new applications received. The number of approvals since the data series began has reached 33.

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