All Building articles in 10 October 2008 – Page 3
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Mitie forced to reinstate five young workers
Ucatt wins employment tribunal case after Mitie Property Services terminated five carpenters and plasterers' contracts
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FMB survery shows fall in construction workload
All sectors of building industry are suffering, but private sector housing is hardest hit
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Early trading boosts construction industry stocks
Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon among the risers as confidence returns to the markets
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Mortgage lending down 63% on last year
Council of Mortgage Lenders says only 42,200 house purchase loans made in August
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Londoners wait over a decade for social housing, says report
Housing Corporation study finds two out of three families in temporary accommodation live in the capital
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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia unveils 'world’s tallest tower'
Another contender for mantle of the tallest building in the world launched in Jeddah
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Report slams government's lack of transport investment
Institution of Civil Engineers says government needs coherent plan including high-speed rail links
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Government confirms extent of BSF delays
Government reveals full extent of delays to the Building Schools for the Future programme
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MPs call for incentives for small scale renewable energy generation
Early-day motion proposes paying property owners for energy they create using technology such as wind turbines and solar panels
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Housing sales plummet to lowest level in 30 years
Agents sold less than a property a week on average last month, says RICS
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Bellway reports 29% drop in profits and writedowns of £131m
Housebuilders feels effects of 'unprecedented swift change in housing market'
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Redrow Homes loses appeal at employment tribunal
Ucatt celebrates legal victory as judge says housebuilder drew up 'sham' contracts to avoid holiday pay obligations
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Metricity: Planning sustainable communities beyond urban density
Royal College of Art research seeks a measurement that responds to more fluid patterns of living.
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Foster opens performance venue in France
The city of Saint-Etienne unveils its arts and sporting venue with cantilevered roof
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Build second homes, planners told
Government advisers say include second homes in new housing numbers or risk a housing shortfall
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Behind the scenes at the Stirling prize party
Friday's awards ceremony was followed by an alcohol-fuelled evening of rumours, tittle-tattle and outspoken opinions
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How to set up business in India
India's bureaucracy is notorious, but the government is so keen to attract foreign firms to help build infrastructure that it is even cutting back on the red tape
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Podcast: A breath of fresh air for highly insulated houses
As houses become more airtight moving up the Code, ventilation becomes increasingly important. But how do you change stale air without burning energy?
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Plan hatched to eat alien invaders
Scientists' plan to tackle Japanese knotweed by importing homeland predators awaits government approval
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London Monument gets new viewing platform
Crowds gather to see Julian Harrap's new design winched into place atop 61m column