Under Construction: Recent Legal Developments Within The Construction Industry | July 2024

What might the new government mean for the construction industry?

While there was little in the Labour manifesto which was aimed specifically at construction, a number of areas of focus for the new government are likely to have a significant impact on the industry. As the government begins to set out its legislative agenda, what can we expect for the construction sector?

In our series of pre-election Insights, we looked at a number of sectors and how they are likely to be affected by the new government's policies:

• Our discussion on the impact for the  Built Environment sector touched on the government's manifesto policy commitments which concern the UK's planning system, such as updating the National Policy Planning Framework (including the restoration of mandatory housing targets), and the introduction of the