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NewsSphere music venue gets called in as developer repeats promise to take proposal elsewhere
Stratford scheme at centre of planning row with US backer MSG Entertainment warning investors to be ‘wary’ of developing in London
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CommentWe are boxed in by bonds and the chancellor’s promises
Jeremy Hunt’s success in calming financial markets with the autumn statement leaves a lot of unanswered questions observes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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NewsCancellation of HS2 northern leg not factored into forecasts of 2024 recovery, says RLB
Consultant says tender price inflation will be lower in coming years
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NewsPlans submitted for major overhaul of Deutsche Bank’s London HQ
Proposals by Orms would see three storeys and a roof garden added to Winchester House
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NewsMother to sue RJ McLeod over son’s manhole death
Glasgow contractor facing civil case after 10-year-old Shea Ryan entered site through unsecured fence
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NewsMcLaren to turn Watford police station into 300 homes
Watford police will move out of the current station when the sale completes
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Nasrin Sadeghi, structural engineer at Symmetrys
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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CommentIndustry should look in the mirror: Laing O’Rourke’s losses do no one any good
A personal disaster for the UK’s biggest private contractor is also a window into where contracting seems to be right now, writes Dave Rogers
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NewsLondon Square bought by giant Abu Dhabi property firm in £230m deal
Aquisition is Aldar’s first outside Middle East and North Africa
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FeaturesWhat happens to development plans when a council goes ‘bankrupt’?
When a section 114 ‘bankruptcy’ notice is put in place, a council’s non-statutory services are restricted and housebuilding ‘goes to the back of the queue’. Yet the growing number of councils in this situation are finding ways to carry on building
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator appoints interim as permanent head
Philip White will continue in role he has been in since April
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NewsArdmore wins £50m retrofit deal in London’s legal district
Chancery Lane job to start next month
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CommentReport on adjudication reveals growing popularity but also demand for change
A new report on statutory adjudication reveals most survey respondents want redacted decisions published and a quarter suspect adjudicator bias
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NewsSouthwark approves 34-storey student tower
Scheme in Old Kent Road Opportunity Area will deliver 688 student beds and 23 affordable homes
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NewsMSG Sphere thrown lifeline as Gove temporarily blocks Khan’s rejection
London mayor refused the “nuisance-generating” Stratford venue last month
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NewsG&T drafted in to review cost rises on HS2 civils contracts
Cost-plus contracts blamed for 90% of hikes
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NewsLaing O’Rourke racks up worst loss in firm’s history as business nosedives £288m into red
Problem jobs in London and Australia behind record-breaking deficit
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NewsTfL renews calls for long-term funding as passenger numbers roar back to pre-pandemic levels
Current funding deal runs out in March 2024
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NewsNottingham City Council declares itself ‘bankrupt’ over £23m budget black hole
Council also issued a section 114 notice two years ago when it unlawfully used housing revenue funds to support other finances