All Building articles in 2007 Issue 11
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NewsOFT uncovers £3bn of rigged construction bids
Fifty seven offices were raided during two-year investigation into construction cartels
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NewsImage: Koolhaas reveals design for Singapore skyscraper
Rem Koolhaas' stunning first building in Singapore is will be 153m high
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NewsBrown missed VAT opportunity says Construction Confederation
Construction Confederation welcomes cut in VAT on home adaptions but says reductions don’t go far enough
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NewsBrown courts voters in budget finale
The Chanceller gave Middle England a tax fillip but offered less for those striving for a greener Britain
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WYG engineer died in Siberian mine blast
Mining engineer Ian Robertson was among the 108 killed by a methane gas explosion
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NewsLyons Inquiry: business levies could subsidise Crossrail
Government's Lyons Inquiry says local business levies could fund big infrastructure projects such as Crossrail
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NewsBrown presses on with planning tax
Chancellor says 70% of revenue derived from planning gain supplement will go to local authorities
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NewsBudget not green enough says RIBA
President Jack Pringle praises increased funding on education and health but is disappointed by lack of eco initiatives
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NewsBrown cuts corporation tax in final budget
Headline measures include 2p cut in income tax and stamp duty exemption for zero carbon homes built before 2012
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NewsRouse leaves Housing Corporation to head up Croydon
Jon Rouse will leave housing body in the summer to become one of the youngest council chief executives in the country
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NewsNew register to monitor building control
Government consultation paper calls for better record keeping in local authority building control offices
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NewsHenry Boot report 35% rise in profits
Property division boost full year results after investing £27m in schemes
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NewsJoint venture to provide 870 HIPs assessors
www.energy-assessors.com claims it can provide a third of the domestic energy assessments required by Home Information Packs
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Trade body investigates UK cement market
High prices and supply shortages prompt British Aggregates Association investigation
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Home Builders Fenderation's last call to scrap planning gain supplement
Smaller developers will not be squeezed out of the market say HBF
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Protect the suburbs urge English Heritage
Plastic windows and extra parking places among threats to historical and architectural character
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Think 07 signs up Al Gore for keynote speech
Environment champion will apear via 'carbon free' satellite link
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NewsHas he just fallen from a plane?
No he's the latest painter to throw caution to the wind in our gallery of building blunders
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Laird sells off homes security division for £242m
Investment group Lupus Capital buys division, which manufacturers components for doors and windows