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CommentPermitted development work will not help
Eric is getting in a right pickle (Pickles promises to revise home extensions plan, www.building.co.uk, 16 April 2013). This is a piece of ill thought-out legislation, which will not create more work for the building trade and will just cause a lot of neighbour disputes. There are already too many ...
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CommentDownward spiral continues with Osborne
The chancellor is to blame for blocking the industry’s recovery
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NewsFirst private finance schools worth £300m
Details emerge of first three batches of privately financed priority schools to come market
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CommentStop kicking up a fuss
The lawyers in this case raised a number of clever, interesting technical objections. Which were quite rightly dismissed. Let’s just stick to the facts, eh?
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CommentHansom: Out on the tiles
Nocturnal celebrations of a bacchanalian nature are a feature of this week’s hectic schedule - leaving more sober heads to advise on flood defences, though a junior minister puts a spanner in the works
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CommentThe next 170 years
Despite gloomy market forecasts this industry is making quiet progress and continues to innovate, and that deserves recognition
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CommentWonders & blunders with Mark Legg
Mark Legg is mesmerized by the fusion of old and new at King’s Cross but finds Croydon’s ‘formidable’ Lunar house an undignified example of modernist architecture
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NewsBam wins £27m batch of priority schools
Exclusive: Bam Construct has won a £27m batch of schools through the government’s flagship school building programme
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NewsCostain drops out of battle for May Gurney
Costain says it will not make a revised offer for May Gurney following Kier’s proposed £221m takeover of the firm
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FeaturesThe world's first eco-doll's house
This educational toy to encourage green awareness was not a favourite of George Osborne
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NewsKier gains support for May Gurney takeover
Kier secures early backing from around a third of May Gurney shareholders for proposed £221m takeover
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NewsMott MacDonald buys African consultant
UK firm makes purchase to tackle major projects in the region and move into water and property sectors
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NewsRICS survey points to signs of optimism
Market survey suggests workloads beginning to rise with housing market credited
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NewsUK economy avoids triple dip
Growth of 0.3% dragged down by construction, which is worst performing sector
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NewsGalliford Try secures £26m retirement home
Firm also secures financial close on £16m London housing scheme
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NewsTaylor Wimpey reports strong start to year
Housebuilder says government’s Help to Buy scheme is helping to boost interest
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NewsBam holds strong in challenging market
Bam Construct has seen its revenues and profit hold steady amid difficult market conditions in the UK.