All articles by Michael Willoughby – Page 9
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NewsNew zero-carbon definition cuts cost of home by £11k
But housing minister John Healey reveals that new energy rules could cost the industry £7bn
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160,000 refurbs delayed to pay for new-build pledge
Prime minister’s £1.5bn new homes fund sucks money from refurbishment and infrastructure schemes
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News£100m government budget deficit puts arts projects at risk
British Museum extension, new South Bank film centre and Stonehenge visitors centre among schemes in jeopardy
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NewsSite menace knotweed set to meet its match
Consultation launched on revolutionary biocontrol scheme to bring Japanese predator to UK to beat rampant weed
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NewsCarillion to build £275m parliament complex in Oman
Contractor's Omani business wins construction deal for two-phase development designed by q-dar
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NewsBrown announces £1bn upgrade for London to Cardiff rail line
Eight-year electrification programme will upgrade 300 miles of track on Britain's busiest railway line
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NewsBSS confident despite 6% slip in revenue
Plumbing supplies distributor predicts it will outperform the market and be cash positive in coming year
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NewsWates bags £40m Yorkshire resort scheme
300-room leisure resort will provide jobs for up to 400 workers
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NewsMace scoops Blackfriars utility contract
Contract comprises diversions, removals and new connections for Network Rail's upgraded station
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NewsBoris pledges to develop outer London town centres
London mayor rejects economic 'super hub' plan in favour of 'star and cluster' approach to revitalising city's suburbs
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NewsHome starts hit one-year high
Despite overall rise, NHBC figures show private sector starts down 36% on a year ago
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NewsElephant back on track as Lend Lease renews deal
Lapsed agreement with Southwark council is revived for redevelopment of Elephant and Castle estate
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NewsVideo: Earthquake engineering breakthrough for wooden buildings
US scientists' seven-storey structure proven to withstand 7.5 Richter earthquake in 'major development' for wood
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NewsMortgage lending jumps 17% in a month
But lenders attribute strong rise between May and June largely to seasonal factors
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NewsBattle hots up over 'Tesco towns'
Retailers in deadlock with Competition Commission over proposals to prevent local dominance
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NewsGovernment’s bid to boost mortgages ‘is not working’
Committee of MPs hits out at policy ‘failure’ on flagship housing market revival scheme
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NewsTube Lines considers bid for Metronet lines
Tube Lines is considering bidding to take on the upgrade and maintenance of one or more lines previously under the control of the failed Metronet consortium
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NewsFour sites chosen for eco-towns
Sites in Hampshire, Cornwall, Norfolk and Oxfordshire will go forward for full public consultation and local planning approval
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NewsFunding rethink threatens £135m extension at British Museum
Other London cultural projects also in doubt as the government reviews its funding pledges
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NewsBalfour Beatty JV seals £176m PPP deal for Cumbrian roads
Connect CNDR will build and operate new single carriageway near Carlisle and manage 150km of other roads