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CommentNearly there
The go-ahead on the Hinkley nuclear project is a huge boost for the UK construction industry, though there remains one potential roadblock
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Comment
An award for building performance
An award based on actual building performance? One already exists
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FeaturesImage of the week: Looking to the next level
Nick Clegg explains his policy on garden cities to the Lib Dem party conference
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NewsPlanning stats: Residential projects and approvals in September 2014
Covent Garden Market Authority is top housing client, as residential projects in most regions are up on last month
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FeaturesThis week in 1999
It’s been 15 years since the Millennium Wheel was hoisted upright on London’s South Bank
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FeaturesSchools under the flight path: A breath of fresh air
Hounslow’s £150m school rebuilding programme aims to give children under Heathrow’s flight path quieter classrooms and better ventilation
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NewsCommercial development grows strongly in September
Developers and contractors report increase in commercial work after weaker growth in August
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NewsRocky market sees Miller Homes shelve float plan
Move follows signs that housing market is cooling due to fear of rate rises and tightening of mortgage affordability tests
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NewsCable says borrowing to invest in housebuilding is ‘no brainer’
Business secretary slams government’s Help to Buy programme and calls instead for ‘help to build’
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NewsVinci culls two UK directors as new chief executive joins
Firm undergoes management shake-up as Bruno Dupety replaces long-time boss John Stanion
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NewsSweett Group chief executive Dean Webster retires early
Dean Webster, aged 55, steps down from consultant’s board after 34 years with firm
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CommentThe Lib Dem balancing act
There is a lot be positive about the Lib Dems’ green policies but the industry needs more certainty
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CommentThe Lib Dems are divided on housing
Official policy is to get 300,000 homes ayear but the grass roots are showing less enthusiasm
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CommentOnline poll: Taxation
Do you support implementation of an urgent wide-scale review of development and property taxation in the UK? Vote here
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NewsHouse price growth slowed in September
RICS survey reports lowest rate of house price growth since June 2013
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NewsTwo bidders for £380m PF2 hospital
Laing O’Rourke joint venture to battle Carillion to build the UK’s first PF2 funded hospital
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NewsDerwent dusts off £150m Saatchi building revamp
Exclusive: Three contractors in the running for Derwent’s redevelopment of the Saatchi Saatchi office building in central London
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FeaturesInterview: Pat Ward
The new boss of Aggregate Industries is working overtime to ensure a recovering market has all the materials it needs and to improve the firm’s relationship with the supply chain
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CommentYour local builder
As George Osborne discusses devolving greater powers to UK cities, it’s more important than ever to build strong relationships with local decision-makers
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NewsHinkley nuclear project could face four-year legal wrangle
Lawyers warn Austrian challenge to European Commission’s go-ahead for £16bn nuclear power project could lead to long delay