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CommentHansom: Tough sells
The Conservative housing minister at the Lib Dem party conference, a strangely familiar ’iconic’ development in Dubai and a super-luxe London apartment with its own secret tunnel
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NewsAbramovich building secret £20m nightclub
Roman Abramovich is understood to be building a secret £20m music venue beneath Chelsea FC’s stadium
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Berkeley keeps silence on shock St George boss departure
Berkeley Group has declined to comment on the reasons behind the sudden departure of Tony Carey, the managing director of the firm’s St George business, after 17 years on the main board of the company.
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Nakheel close to debt deal
Dubai developer Nakheel is close to reaching a final agreement with its creditors, it has announced
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HCA to reveal Kerslake replacement within a week
The Homes and Communities Agency is likely to announce its new interim chief executive as early as next week, following the standing down of chief executive Sir Bob Kerslake earlier this month
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Aukett to make fresh swoop after Archial collapses
Deal between the firms on the cards after UK’s sixth-largest architect falls into administration
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Contractors to government: get them while they’re cheap
Major contractors are urging the government to take advantage of the low cost of construction services by increasing spend on building projects.
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NewsAlways wear clean shoes …
Paul Southon sent in these astonishing pictures taken from a flat in the centre of London
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NewsIndustry hails Clegg's plan to free up council spending
Proposal to allow councils to borrow against future assets will ’kickstart regeneration in the UK’
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What do the Lib Dems really think of their new policies?
Much has been made this week of the unhappiness rank-and-file Lib Dems feel about being in coalition with the Conservatives
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Green bank
The Green Investment Bank proposed by the coalition to fund infrastructure is likely to be publicly funded, business secretary Vince Cable said this week
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EDF's complaint
Paul Spence, the strategy director of EDF, said the utility needed more assurances from the government before investing four nuclear power stations in the UK
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Transport review
Norman Baker, the Lib Dem’s transport minister, said the current review of capital spending on transport would ultimately lead to a higher priority for public transport projects as opposed to new road schemes.
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CommentNot with a bang but a whimper
We’re fighting our corner with all the eloquence and ferocity of a strangled budgie, and as yet more thousands are laid off, no one is there to so much as protest at our fate, says Richard Steer
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FeaturesCountry focus: Germany
Overall the outlook for Germany is reasonably bright, but construction will feel the pain as the effect of the economic stimulus measures wears off
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CommentWonders & blunders
Political commentator Adam Bienkov applauds one raw display of power on the bank of the Thames and hisses another on the edge of Green Park
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ACS bids for control of Hochtief
Spanish contractor ACS has made an offer for a controlling stake in German rival Hochtief. If the deal goes through, it would create one of the biggest construction groups in the world.
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Mears and British Gas link up to bid for energy contracts
Mears has announced a strategic partnership with British Gas to tap into funding from the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target and the Community Energy Saving Programme.
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Kier puts faith in frameworks as profit rises 10%
Pre-tax profit at Kier rose 10% to £55.5m from £50.6m last year, largely thanks to its framework deals.