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NewsFirms being sounded out over HS2 transit job
Mass-transit system earmarked for Solihull set to be awarded in 2028
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NewsAbolition of multiple dwellings tax relief costs Unite Students £67m
Multiple dwellings relief scrapped by Jeremy Hunt in last month’s Budget
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NewsBam tipped for British Land’s £90m Broadgate Tower overhaul
Work due to start on 2008 building this September
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NewsHomes England should ‘take more risk’ and lead on more schemes, says review
Report endorses role of housing body but recommends offloading Help-to-Buy and building safety responsibilities
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NewsCost of Leeds hospital wrangle hits Lendlease profit
Firm had been told legal action was ‘virtually certain of success’
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NewsLandsec’s £250m City block set for approval despite heritage concerns
Westminster council has formally objected to the 20-storey tower due to its perceived impact on nearby listed churches
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FeaturesYouth engagement, sustainability and Wood Wharf’s future: The big topics covered at Open Doors
Local school children joined industry representatives at Canary Wharf’s massive Wood Wharf project as part of Build UK’s Open Doors event
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NewsMcLaren signs development deal for £1.1bn York Central scheme
Agreement with Homes England and Network Rail to see construction of 2,500 homes and along with office and retail space
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NewsNewcomers appointed to latest Pagabo framework
One framework will provide consultancy services for Scotland and the other will provide these services for the rest of the UK
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NewsConstruction returns to growth despite lingering concerns over margins
Improving economic conditions see output increase after six month lull, according to latest PMI data
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NewsMultiplex emerges as favourite for £400m City tower at 50 Fenchurch Street
Scheme by Eric Parry was given planning more than three years ago
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The world’s first nuclear power station, 1956-57
The Builder makes a badly timed recommendation to build nuclear power stations in urban areas, two months before the UK’s worst ever nuclear accident
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NewsPlans unveiled for retrofit of brutalist Glasgow groundscraper
Former oil company headquarters was once the largest single-occupant building in the UK
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CommentIntensification must come with flexibility built in
We undoubtedly need more building in our cities, but it must be easily changeable if we are to extend its shelf-life, writes Sadie Morgan
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NewsKier to work on roll-out of fleet of mini-nuclear reactors
Construction firm will explore opportunities to deploy reactors after signing MoU with nuclear specialists
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NewsIndustry commission urges policy changes to close £44bn urban ‘growth gap’
Lack of investment holding back cities outside London
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NewsViaducts taking HS2 into Birmingham granted approval
Work to be carried out by Balfour Beatty Vinci team
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NewsDownfall of a contractor: How high-profile collapses and fixed price jobs helped send Readie under
Administrator’s report lays bare problems that lined up to hit firm as it struggled to stay afloat
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NewsSecond staircase design guidance will still result in delays to schemes, HBF warns
Ambiguity in newly published documents means schemes will still be “impossible” to sign off, say housebuilders.