Today's 'In Business' interview for Building News is with Soben's Scott Smyth, who explains how the consultancy began as a husband-and-wife team and grew to 300 staff in 35 countries building.co.uk/focus/soben-ho…

Hunt announces an increase in the LHA rate to 30% percentile of local market rents from April, which he says will help 1.6m households #autumnstatement

Wow! What a brilliant night celebrating the many successes of the construction industry at the #BuildingAwards 2023. Congratulations to all the finalists, here's the full list of the winners ow.ly/PzyS50Q5n6k

Good luck everyone! Looking forward to a great night tonight at the Building Awards

Great trip to Cardiff to hear from Vaughan Gething & a range of construction firms brought together by CE Wales for the latest #BuildingtheFuture Commission round table. Challenges & opportunities for SMEs discussed in depth. Full report to follow soon... Building News

My colleague Joey Gardiner has spoken to a range of experts about the problems with the English planning system. Here's his extensive and detailed report for Building News on what should be done to make it function better #buildingthefuture #planning

Very interesting findings coming from the Loughborough University #RAAC research team, which could have big implications for how the material is investigated and remediated. Lots of technical detail in this interview for Building News today

Fantastic news! Well done to my colleague Daniel Gayne for all his work on Building News - and congrats to all of this year's winners, a great achievement!

So thrilled to have won #PPA Editor of the Year (Business Media) - huge thanks to all the Building News team for being amazing