The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), has released its latest construction industry insights, highlighting a more promising outlook for the UK construction sector as it heads into 2025. Read more here...

 An additional 187,000 affordable homes are needed in England each year, yet affordable house building seems to have peaked, according to the latest Savills research. Read more here...

Network Rail Property has submitted an outline masterplan to regenerate 30 acres of brownfield land at Bow Goods Yard on the Olympic Park in East London. Read more here...

Plans for a 110,000 sq ft lab-ready science building at the ARC Oxford science and innovation campus on the outskirts of the city have been approved by planners. Read more here...

The National Grid has announced a £7bn capital raise as it seeks to double its capital spending over the next five years. Read more here...

Rotherham Council has picked Henry Boot construction to deliver the £36m redevelopment of Rotherham Markets and an adjacent new library. Read more here...

Edinburgh councillors have approved plans for an £80m revamp of Leith waterfront. Read more here...

Barratt and Redrow’s shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the anticipated merger of the two large housebuilders. Read more here...

Network Rail has named the 15 firms it will work with on its new Eastern Routes Partnership set up to deliver a £3.5bn work programme through the control period 7 investment phase to 2029. Read more here

Yorkshire-based Caddick Group lifted revenue 17% to £575m last year after a turnaround in fortunes at the construction arm. Read more here...