All Building articles in 18 December 2009 – Page 3
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NewsDevelopers and housebuilders to fight Tory planning proposals
Group fears handing planning power over to local councils will mean applications will be judged on 'instincts or political whims'
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NewsDeadline extended for 2010 Building Awards entries
There is just over one week left to submit your entry to this year's most prestigious construction awards ceremony, so hurry
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NewsGreen energy firm to appeal Oxfordshire planning decision
Viridor to contest council’s refusal to allow it to build ‘energy from waste’ facility in Ardley
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NewsPM to announce winners of £100bn offshore wind job
Gordon Brown is set to name the winning bidders this week to build nine offshore wind zones
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NewsSeven workers die in Chinese overpass collapse
A further 34 people are injured as disaster hits £2bn airport construction project at Kunming
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NewsLiving on the ledge
Well, decorating on the ledge, anyway – while clinging to a drainpipe, balanced on a set of steps above a row of shops
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NewsStarting up your own business, part six: The elusive first commission
Time flies at the speed of a jet aircraft when the money is running out…
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NewsDavid Chipperfield knighted in new year honours
Honoured construction professionals also include rail regulator Christopher Bolt and former RIBA president George Ferguson
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NewsAffordability boost for first-time homebuyers
Halifax research shows prices pass affordability test in 39% of areas of the UK
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NewsMark Lawrence takes over helm at T Clarke
Pat Stanborough retires as chief executive of building firm
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NewsFSA probes HBOS loans to housebuilders
Financial Services Authority is due to report on multimillion-pound loans agreed by HBOS exec to the property and housebuilding sector
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NewsDubai to open world's tallest tower
Opening of Burj Dubai to be celebrated with fireworks display despite emirate's financial problems
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NewsPundits point to flat house prices in 2010
It’s the time of the year for reflections, resolutions and prognostications. And what can be more fun than guessing the likely path of house prices?
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NewsFitzroy Robinson vs Mentmore Towers and others: Application to adjourn a trial
Examining adjournment on the grounds of failure to comply with directions of the court
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NewsTop 10 blunders of 2009
It's been a bumper year for safety stupidity - here are some of Building's favourites
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NewsWelsh hospital repairs backlog hits £505m
Report into lack of maintenance funding sparks political row
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NewsIndian bridge collapse kills up to 40
Project managers are arrested after worker deaths on joint Hyndai Engineering and Gammon India project
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NewsNew home registrations hit 18-month high
NHBC figures show increase of 74% from 2008 in private sector applications
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NewsNirah Holdings vs British Agricultural Services and Hanson Building Products: Section 106
Our Fenwick Elliott expert mulls over a Section 106 agreement dispute