Features
Banks are treading more cautiously than ever, so projects must satisfy all the checks and balances, says Christian Oliver director at Cyril Sweett. Read more...
Getting schools that are well designed - and don’t use too much energy - is always a challenge, says Craig MacD ougall associate at Davis Langdon. Read more...
If banks won’t lend projects money, what about pension funds? Max Rashbrooke reports on plans to get superannuation schemes to solve the funding crisis. Read more...
More councils are ending up in court than ever before, as the number of procurement challenges surges. But could it get even worse? By Amanda Nicholls Read more...
The streetlights and roads market is one of the healthiest in PFI. But not everyone is happy with how transport department handles schemes. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports. Read more...
The Budget’s grim portrayal of the public finances is bad news for partnerships – but could offer some surprising opportunities. Read more...
Manchester waste puts the Treasury lending arm through its paces. Read more...
The Learning and Skills Council gets an ‘F’ for managing funding. Read more...
Are there simply too many procurement options for regeneration schemes, asks Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi. Read more...
Healthcare design standards are falling out of step with the changing nature of partnerships, says Keith Cox director of healthcare at Swanke Hayden Connell Read more...
The Treasury’s new infrastructure bank should be a shot in the arm for projects. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports. Read more...
Some PFI companies are exiting the market but others are doing better than ever, reports Paul Gosling. Read more...
UK base rates have now been cut to 0.50% with mixed views as to whether this is now the end of the cycle, says Ian MacFarlane from JC Rathbone Associates Read more...
Rob Hann, director of legal services at 4ps, outlines the new guidance and drafting developed to help standardise change in PFIs. Read more...
David Finlay from the NAO looks at the recent report on challenges faced by the PFI waste programme. Read more...
Don Smith looks at what's next for the UK's healthcare sector. Can LIFT Express live up to expectations and will 'Hub' reintroduce PPP to Scotland? Read more...
Finally, the SNP has committed to new infrastructure investment. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports on the reaction to the new pledge. Read more...
Mark Fox, chief executive of the BSA, describes how the UK is still managing to drive improved services in an economy with ever tightening budgets. Read more...
How to navigate the appointment of a construction consultant for PPPs, by Keith Keown from Cyril Sweett. Read more...
The UK National Audit Office criticised waste as being too slow...but as Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi finds out, the banking liquidity crisis could hit timescales even harder Read more...
