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CommentHow to assess the coalition's legacy
The impact of the coalition’s policies on towns, cities and countryside appears to be random, and maybe that’s the intention behind mixing free market ideology with community localism
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NewsLabour pledges stamp duty help for first-time buyers
Party proposes making homes worth up to £300,000 exempt from stamp duty for first-time buyers
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NewsInfluential think tank slams right to buy extension
Institute for Fiscal Studies says extension of policy could harm public finances
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NewsLakehouse JV wins Scottish homes retrofit roll-out
Scottish government launch £224m scheme to retrofit homes for those living in fuel poverty
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NewsLauded eco-M&S beats post-occupancy targets
Architect reconsider performance rating for Cheshire Oaks after building beats post-occupancy targets
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NewsMurphy hires former Laing O'Rourke exec as CEO
Contractor J Murphy Sons appoints Steve Hollingshead as new chief executive
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NewsLabour rent control proposals could be 'catastrophic' for PRS
Plans to cap rents at the rate of inflation and make three-year fixed tenancies standard alarm housing experts
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NewsPlan hatched to avoid repeat of chaotic Thameslink floods
Network Rail and Thames Water agree plan to tackle flood risk after major Thameslink floods in January
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CommentSeriously, now
The election may have been dominating the news for weeks, but it is really only now - with all manifestos in the public domain - that the battle for votes is under way
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CommentSteve Gee’s campaign diary: week 1
John Rowan and Partners’ managing partner Steve Gee is standing as the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for the Epsom and Ewell constituency
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CommentConstruction’s election week: 24.04.15
The right to buy and the influence of the SNP dominate the election
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NewsWinners announced for £4bn London framework
Lakehouse and Keepmoat win most places on London-wide public sector framework
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NewsDesigns unveiled for 40-storey City tower
Wilkinson Eyre-designed cheme will stand next to Cheesegrater
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CommentConstruction contracts: Global branding
UK construction and UK law are both recognised as quality products. How do our construction contracts translate to other jurisdictions?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Thames skyline
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Amy Jones, an architect who works for Probyn Miers
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FeaturesRight to buy: Betting the house
Joey Gardiner scrutinises the Tories’ plans to extend right to buy to housing associations
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NewsTwo concrete firms vie for £30m job on Pinnacle site
Byrne Brothers and Gordon Dunne to fight for concrete package on 22 Bishopsgate scheme in the City
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NewsLabour publishes plans to create a green economy
Strategy commits to decarbonising electricity supply by 2030 and creating a million green jobs
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FeaturesImage of the week: 'Say what…?'
Prime minister David Cameron (right) talks to an apprentice during a visit to a construction site in Leeds