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NewsHouse price growth slowed in June
House prices in the UK rose 7.8% in the year to June, less than the rate of general inflation.
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NewsChipperfield team wins £100m LSE Lincoln’s Inn Fields competition
Chipperfield and Feix and Merlin beat a field of six runners to win the commission
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NewsRegulator drops ‘leasehold’ investigation into Barratt without taking action
Housebuilder ‘pleased’ as CMA cites ‘insufficient evidence’ of mis-selling
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NewsConstruction pay rises faster than most sectors but still falls in real terms
Industry vacancies drop to lowest level for several months but remain historically high
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NewsLABC launches fully funded building control course as industry readies for new regulator
Students will be paid a full salary while they learn in effort to attract new recruits into the profession
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NewsISG pauses work on £2.6bn car battery ‘gigafactory’ amid funding delays
Contractor says it will get back onsite when designs for the 95-hectare scheme are “finalised”
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NewsDozens of hospital building roofs at risk of imminent collapse, minister admits
Number of hospital trusts affected by unstable aerated concrete three more than previously thought
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NewsMMC makes it harder to reuse materials, say demolition firms
Modern materials are ‘nowhere near’ as reusable as those used in traditional construction
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NewsFosters’ plans for £1bn Blackfriars tower cluster given public airing
Architect took over from Wilkinson Eyre on the 18 Blackfriars Road scheme last year
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NewsONS reports June drop in output as construction feels impact of record price rises
But second quarter output still positive overall
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NewsUKGBC calls for standardised measures of carbon savings when reusing materials
Lack of agreed metrics on carbon savings from retaining components in projects is an important gap in industry knowledge, climate group claims
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NewsAcademics unveil ‘weather-resistant’ heat pump
The ‘flexible’ technology could solve the problem of heat pumps affected by cold weather
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NewsDerwent reports strong demand and ‘flight to quality’ in London office market
Firm’s first half profits for second consecutive year
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NewsWestminster approves Fosters’ rejigged mixed-use scheme in Mayfair
Westminster councillors approve taller version of 2019 scheme for conservation-area site
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NewsAfrican building boom provides opportunity for UK firms, says Global Britain Commission
Ghana and Botswana identified as key trading partners for industry
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NewsWillmott Dixon appoints ex-army man to new strategic change role
Roger Morton was an officer in the Corps of Royal Engineers
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NewsGo-ahead for reworked 400-home Southwark scheme
HTA scheme approved four years after intitial plans were rejected over density and design concerns
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NewsHS2 makes £9.5m provision for mistakes in IR35 self-assessment
Deputy chair of board was boss of HMRC when tax rule was reformed
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NewsBRE boss urges Sunak and Truss to publish costed plans to decarbonise buildings
Call comes as leadership candidates distance themselves from green initiatives
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NewsNew guidance seeks to ‘de-risk’ offsite manufacturing
Construction Innovation Hub launches framework aiming to improve quality and consistency of platform and offsite construction systems