Budget adds £1.5bn for 10,000 social and affordable homes

The government has announced an additional £1.5bn for social and affordable housebuilding and confirmed plans to remove VAT on land sold to registered social housing providers. This extra funding is expected to support the construction of around 10,000 homes in England, with priority given to… The post Budget adds £1.5bn for 10,000 social and affordable homes appeared first on Construction News.

£800M South West Wales civil engineering framework put out to tender

Five Welsh councils have launched a tender for a civil engineering framework with an estimated value of £800M excluding VAT (£960M including VAT), covering civil engineering construction projects and specialist works across the regions. The post £800M South West Wales civil engineering framework put out to tender appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Wrexham Council awards £3M highways and civil engineering framework

Wrexham County Borough Council has appointed six contractors to a new framework for highways and minor civil engineering works, with a stated value of £3M excluding VAT (£3.6M including VAT). The post Wrexham Council awards £3M highways and civil engineering framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Concertus launches £1bn construction, building and civils framework

Design and property donsultants Concertus Suffolk has launched a procurement for the Link14 Construction & Building Services Framework, which will deliver work through seven geographic lots, with a total estimated value of £1bn (excluding VAT). The post Concertus launches £1bn construction, building and civils framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Contractors sign £15.3M York minor civils framework

City of York Council has appointed five civil engineering contractors to its Minor Civils Framework 2025, with a contract value of £15.36M excluding VAT (£19.3M, including VAT). The post Contractors sign £15.3M York minor civils framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Architects' Journal - RetroFirst: The Greenest Building is the One that Already Exists (long version), 27052021

This video promotes the Architects’ Journal’s RetroFirst campaign and highlights why we should consider RetroFit first. A staggering 50,000 buildings are demolished every year. Fossil fuel-hungry materials like cement and steel are gobbled up as they are erased and replaced with shiny new structures. This wasteful system is encouraged by the planning rules and a system of VAT which makes demolition and rebuild cheap and refurbishment and retrofit expensive.

Architects' Journal - RetroFirst: The Greenest Building is the One that Already Exists, 27052021

A staggering 50,000 buildings are demolished every year. Fossil fuel-hungry materials like cement and steel are gobbled up as they are erased and replaced with shiny new structures. Shockingly, this wasteful system is encouraged by the planning rules and a system of VAT which makes demolition and rebuild cheap and refurbishment and retrofit expensive. But what if we reform this approach to reuse existing buildings wherever possible?

Old course notes - CEM, VAT on Land & Buildings

CPD Study Pack from the College of Estate Management that: - provides an appreciation of the general operation of VAT - highlights the importance of the ability to recover VAT paid out on business activities - recognises those property transactions where VAT must be charged - recognise equally those property transactions where VAT may be charged, and where VAT cannot be charged - looks at how to apply the effects of the VAT rules when considering the marketing or the valuing of property

Can net zero carbon targets be helped by a change in tax such as VAT to zero for refurbishment and reuse and 20% on new build?