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NewsHomeowners put up asking prices in October
Rightmove survey shows usual autumn trend of rising asking prices despite worsening mortgage availability
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CommentFeeling the squeeze in Abu Dhabi
Mega-projects are still on track but consultants out here are seeing margins decline as competition becomes fierce
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CommentPodcast: Economists predict the spending cuts
Listen to our panel of experts discuss the chancellor’s planned cuts and the possible impact on construction
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NewsGovernment publishes standard pre-qualification questionnaire
New questionnaire aims to save time and money and simplify bidding process
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NewsBalfour Beatty Rail scoops Crossrail design contract
Company awarded design for south east London Crossrail link
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NewsFirms lift recruitment freeze
Survey shows companies are gearing up for recovery with targetted recruitment and lifting pay freezes
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NewsCostain wins £200m tunnel contract
Work on upgrading London’s power infrastructure will begin later this year
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NewsDerby College’s Roundhouse wins RICS project of the year
This £48m vocational skills college provides facilities for 2500 students and has brought regeneration to the East Midlands
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NewsTimber frame legal war
Insurer’s £2.6m claim against Taylor Wimpey to raise premiums and heap pressure on builders
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FeaturesComprehensive spending review: George's marvellous medicine
The construction industry will need more than a spoonful of sugar to help the chancellor’s medicine go down. Here we sum up where we are now and our panel of experts tell us what they’re expecting on Wednesday
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NewsCyril Sweett order book grows 30%
Acqusition of Widness and Padghams helps boost consultants’ growth overseas
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NewsGalliford Try appoints Segro boss Ian Coull as chairman
Coull is leaving Segro and will succeed current chairman David Calerley next July
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Comment
The project manager: A hero of our times
Don’t be fooled by the thick glasses and the side parting - that project manager in the corner might just be the person who saves your bacon …
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CommentComprehensive Spending Review: Brace yourself for bad news
Kier topped our monthly business barometer chart thanks to contracts worth £160m. This time last year it was also in the lead, but then its haul was £660m
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NewsUcatt cries ‘bias’ in election ballot probe
Union complains about investigation into election of general secretary Alan Ritchie
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NewsNoho Square picks team and targets Google as tenant
Consultants on £200m former Candy & Candy project in Fitzrovia include Aecom and EC Harris
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NewsCredit crunch returns as lenders turn away buyers
Redrow’s Steve Morgan warns of ’nosedive’ as lending falls and tighter mortgage rules loom
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NewsGrosvenor framework saves 10% on £250m pipeline
Four-strong team will handle all construction work across 120ha Mayfair and Belgravia portfolio
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NewsRICS QS boss fears ‘irrelevancy’
Warning that global drive could make organisation irrelevant to some members