ere are few urban legends in the glass world as pervasive as the idea that an operatic soprano voice is so powerful that it could shatter glass.

The historic Midlands town of Leominster is to be granted a share of a £21m fund to revive its town centre.

A former station undercroft in Manchester is to be transformed into a new luxury facility designed to serve the adjacent Viadux residential skyscraper.

A series of stalled apartment developments across the north west of England are set to be rescued by new deals.

The number of build-to-rent construction projects in the UK is set to soar, with the pipeline of new projects increasing by 22 per cent on last year’s figure.