Planning Cost Tools: Bolstering a Developers Business Plan

At CLS Risk Solutions, we provide financial indemnity insurance to help funders and developers remove the financial risks at different stages of the property lifecycle. One of the biggest financial hurdles our clients face are the costs invested into planning applications. Especially when they know there’s a significant chance some of these applications will never […]

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Outdoor Space Vital For Post Covid Planning

We’re CLS Risk Solutions and we provide smart insurance tools to help developers and funders unlock more opportunity across the real estate market. And our blog is written with the same purpose – we stay up to date with any immerging market trends and publish content that can really be of benefit to our clients […]

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Working in the Existing Planning Regime

We’re CLS Risk Solutions and we provide smart insurance tools to help developers and funders unlock more opportunity across the real estate market. And our blog is written with the same purpose – we stay up to date with any immerging market trends and publish content that can really be of benefit to our clients […]

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How to be Risk Ready and Win Disputes

Legal disputes are a particularly hot topic for the construction industry in the current climate, which makes it more important than ever to be as prepared as possible. To explore how firms do that, Mail Manager held a webinar discussing what causes disputes and how digital technology can help businesses reduce their risk and win […]

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Modular Foundations – The Advantages In Building Development & Performance

A precast modular foundation system offers many advantages in building development and performance, but also removes the need and risk of site-based technical assessments during construction. Sweden’s Isolergrund – who’re exhibiting at our Offsite & MMC Conference – offers this new element to building design. The foundation’s structural design integrity, its dimensions and constituency have […]

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Developer Grainger Aims To Double BtR Portfolio

Grainger has confirmed their commitment to the Build to Rent (BtR) sector – by announcing plans to double the value of its portfolio into the area in the next five years. With a pipeline of developments totalling more than £1.5bn the firm announced their results for the year up to September 30th whilst confirming the […]

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Pioneering Collaboration Aims to ‘Shake Up’ The UK Construction Sector

A groundbreaking new collaboration aimed at transforming the future of the UK’s construction industry has been unveiled. National framework provider Pagabo has forged a research agreement with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), aiming to together challenge current methods in the construction sector, and pioneer fresh ideas and innovations that embrace new […]

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The Power of Documents in a Project Dispute

Projects can easily be affected or delayed by amendments and scope changes at the best of times. But in these uncertain times surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, the chances of delays, contract re-writes, difficult conversations and, ultimately, contract disputes occurring are even more likely. This is particularly the case in the construction industry, where ineffective document […]

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Major Regeneration Scheme Secures €110m Funding

The transformational North Quay’s scheme in Waterford has secured major backing from the Government – who’ve announced they’ll provide €110m in addition to the €400m from Falcon Real Estate. The project is the largest urban regeneration project in the country – and is being brought forward by the Saudi Arabian-backed Falcon Real Estate who’s Development […]

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Waterman Join Key Industry Players in Launching Unique Guide to Boosting Project Speed

Waterman has launched The Blueprint for Project Speed guide. From the team who delivered Jersey General Hospital Nightingale Wing in just four weeks, this unique practical guide explains how to deliver lightning-fast projects and speed-up the design and construction of any scheme. Incorporating the lessons learnt from the only new-build Nightingale project, the guide was […]

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