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• Plans in for Birmingham 33-storey build to rent tower

  23-06-2023 08:23 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Urban Vision has submitted a planning application for a landmark build-to-rent development in Birmingham.
  The plans for 100 Broad Street will deliver 294 new homes across a 33-storey building.The scheme designed by architect Glen Howells is nealy half the height of an approved but never-realised 61-storey scheme by Glancy Nicholls Architects for the site.If approved, the building will be one of the most sustainable in Birmingham.
  The structural engineers is Cundall with M&E design
  
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• Go-ahead for £500m Hertfordshire town centre scheme

  23-06-2023 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  A joint venture between Bowmer & Kirkland’s property arm Peveril and retail developer Sovereign Centros has secured planning for a £500m town centre retail and leisure scheme in Hertfordshire.
  Together the Brookfield Riverside and wider Garden Village development in Cheshunt will create a new town centre for the Borough.
  Construction work is expected to start next year on the scheme which will include up to 315,000 sq ft of retail, 250,000 sq ft of leisure, restaurants and a cine
  
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• Tax spotlight turning on CIS materials claims by subbies

  23-06-2023 07:37 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  HM Revenue & Customs is turning the spotlight on claims for rising materials costs under the industry’s CIS tax scheme.
  Experts are warning that contractors who engage scaffolders are a particular target for attention from the tax authorities.
  Joanna Gander, a senior tax advisory manager at accountancy firm Azets said: “There is a strong suspicion that millions of pounds of taxes are slipping through the net and therefore, in the last six months or so, HMRC has significantly incr
  
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