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NewsPrivate housing output to slump by nearly 20% this year, CPA says
Construction’s largest sector hit by interest rate hikes as CPA says wider indsutry will slump by more than 6% this year
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NewsBerkeley begins legal challenge after housing secretary’s refusal of planning for homes on ‘design grounds’
Firm to challenge Gove’s ruling to turn down ‘generic’ Kent scheme last month
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NewsSellar’s Liverpool Street station scheme submitted for planning
Decision on controversial £1.5bn overhaul expected next year
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FeaturesMeet the Korols: How one Ukrainian family found refuge in the UK construction sector
For more than two decades, Larisa and Vadim Korol lived a fairly ordinary life together in Odessa. Then war came and brought them to the UK and to contractor Murphy
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NewsMetnor M&E subsidiary collapsed owing more than £7m
Norstead sank a week after sister contracting business went under
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NewsParts of McAlpine’s Museum of London scheme to be delayed by two years as costs spiral
Half of museum’s new Smithfield Market home not expected to complete until 2028 as price tag rises to £500m
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NewsKier brings in new bosses under infrastructure rejig
Firm’s biggest division being split into two groups
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CommentAre you ready for a heatwave summer?
Preparing your house for soaring summer temperatures requires thinking tactically about solar and natural ventilation, before rushing into expensive high-tech fixes, writes Susan Roaf
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NewsAnother housebuilder signs cladding contract leaving three to put pen to paper
Housing secretary has threatened to use legal powers on those who don’t ink contract
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NewsLabour will bring back mandatory housing targets, Starmer says
Party aiming for 70% home ownership amid rumours Sunak will revive Help to Buy later this year
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CommentTermination: how to get it right
A recent case on termination under contract and at common law provides guidance on complex post-termination disputes
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NewsIndustry shocked by Building Safety Regulator head’s sudden departure
Peter Baker retired from the Building Safety Regulator last week
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NewsIn pictures: The Building the Future commissioners come together for the first time
Building’s ambitious year-long project to improve the built environment has taken soundings from a group of its commissioners. The Building the Future Commission convened a meeting of its high-profile panel of experts at Gleeds’ office in central London. Each commissioner put forward ideas that would improve construction and held a ...
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Cleaning up the Great Stink, 1858
London’s sewer network collapses, creating a public health emergency as a cholera epidemic sweeps the capital. The Builder reports from the scene
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NewsLooser immigration rules will not fix construction's labour crisis, Gleeds survey finds
Report also reveals hopes for AI productivity boost
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NewsArchitect HOK appoints new co-chief executives
Former chief Bill Hellmuth died earlier this month
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NewsHousing association’s surplus hit by contractor failure and cyber attack
Housing association giant reduces development spend in “cautious approach”
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator boss steps down days after launch of new regime
Peter Baker led Building Safety Regulator since 2021
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NewsBoss of EKFB JV and Kier infrastructure business to retire this year
Mark Pengelly is leading HS2 civils work in the West Midlands
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