All Building articles in 2008 Issue 19 – Page 2
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House prices to fall 7% this year
Council of Mortgage Lenders revises forecasts from 1% growth to sharp downturn
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Seven architects appointed to Olympic Village
Olympic Village architects chosen but AHMM off masterplan team
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Cutty Sark restoration goes on despite £4m shortfall
A year after fire ripped through the ship's hull, client insists £25m refurbishment will be completed
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Pets and the city
After a family were told their Kent housing estate was too violent for cats, we asked animal charities how to make housing pet-friendly
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Boost for 'the great British banger'
Two 1920s south London sausage shops have been saved with Grade II listing
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Does he think he's a fireman?
Standing on top of a ladder, on top of a van is an interesting way for a 'roofing specialist' to approach a job
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Plans for two nuclear power stations in Kent
German utility company E.ON suggests building stations on sites in north Kent
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Taylor Wimpey to close 13 offices
Contractor feels the effects of housing downturn as it prepares to shed 600 jobs
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Construction starts on Abu Dhabi's Strata Tower
The 160m Asymptote-designed residential tower will be tallest building on Al Raha Beach development being built by Laing O'Rourke
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Airport expansion decisions based on unreliable data
Data must be updated before decisions can be made on expansion of UK airports says new report
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Worker injured in Vauxhall building collapse
Building was being demolished when it partially collapsed causing worker to fall from scaffolding
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Killer flip flops
Working on this type of scaffolding must be challenge even if you choose more conventional footwear
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Agency workers to be given new employment rights
Unions reach deal with government to give agency workers full time benefits after 12 weeks
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The Construction Act is changing
It’s been a long time coming but now that government has promised primary legislation we could see substantial amendments
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One in four can ill afford planned pension scheme
A quarter of construction workers likely to opt out of government's new personal-account pension-saving scheme
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RICS warns of 40% fall in house sales
Transaction volumes to slump as house prices drop 7% over this year and the next, but 90s property crash will not recur
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First Direct puts mortgages back on the market
Bank that sparked market alarm by closing doors on borrowers is ready to lend to new home loan customers again
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More power to the subbies
Public sector clients would get better value if they worked directly with subcontractors rather than through main contractors
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Fire destroys timber frame block of flats in Edinburgh
Cause of inferno that ripped through six storey building on Saturday is under investigation