All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 57
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NewsRok profits jump to £17m after shift from new build
Profitable repair and maintenance work helps offset steep drop in new build activity
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NewsTransfer of Olympic land ownership in doubt
Greater London Authority has been locked in talks with the Treasury over transfer, and is preparing for 'worst case scenario' of deal not being struck
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NewsONS reports largest output fall since seventies
Fall of 11% to £97.2bn from 2008 to 2009 is first time figure has fallen below £100bn since 2002
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NewsValue of Urban Splash halved after ‘humbling’ year
Developer that epitomised the New Labour ‘urban renaissance’ admits to fighting battle for survival
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NewsDevelopers slam ‘inflexible’ affordable homes ruling
Fears for site viability as minister rejects 2,550-home Countryside scheme over lack of social housing
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NewsCharter 284 Housing: Reduce the regulatory burden
The third instalment of our Charter 284 campaign against public spending cuts looks at housebuilding: one of the most conspicuous victims of the recession. But what is now keeping sites closed is a whole raft of expensive, top-down regulation. Joey Gardiner counts the cost
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NewsCrossrail to restructure governance
Chief executive warns of delay to appointing bidders as he sets out aim to simplify arrangement with TfL and transport department
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NewsCourt to rule on cancelled Silvertown Quays deal
LDA seeks High Court ruling overs its termination of the contract to build £1.5bn Docklands development
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NewsTaylor Wimpey posts £640m loss but markets improve
Housebuilder makes operating profit of £43.3m and halves debt
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NewsConstruction sector in recession for two years, says CIPS
Index records 24th consective month of decline but optimism about future work continues to rise
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NewsApollo launches affordable housing division
Social housing maintenance firm aims to achieve 'significant turnover' within five years
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NewsCyril Sweett expands further into Asia
QS buys Indian and Australian consultant Padghams and reveals Chinese alliance
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NewsCRH profit falls by half
Materials company says growth in infrastructure markets only partially offset decline in other sectors
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NewsPersimmon posts profit of £77.8m as buyers return
Housebuilder says it will open 90 sites in the first six months of 2010
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NewsCountryside loses appeal over section 106 row
Communities secretary rejects housebuilder's attempt to build less than 40% affordable housing on neighbouring Cambridge schemes
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Tories plan to lift lid on PFI deals
The government’s procurement agency is working up plans to publish the contents of contracts with public bodies
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NewsCouncils start early on Tory planning overhaul
Local authorities already on slowdown as green paper sets out plans for system shake-up
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NewsKerslake hits back at Cabe’s Kickstart criticism
The Homes and Communities Agency has hit back at allegations it has funded substandard housing through the £1.06bn Kickstart programme as the political row over the scheme escalates
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NewsBAM selected for £600m Somerset BSF
BAM will work with consortium of over 30 firms to finance, design and build new schools
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NewsPoliticians call on Crossrail to reveal costs
London Assembly says Crossrail should set out forecast costs and contingency for each stage of project