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NewsHCA approves 105 Kickstart and LANB housing schemes
One hundred and five of the 165 Kickstart and Local Authority New Building housing schemes under review by the HCA have had their funding approved
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CommentA point of interest
The question for the Court: Whether the interest provided for within an amended JCT Contract for the late payment of a debt was a ‘substantial remedy’ pursuant to the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
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NewsConnaught environment and compliance arms to be kept out of administration
Social housing business will hive off two profitable arms for sale
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NewsCouncils scramble to plan for Connaught collapse
Norwich, Renfrewshire and Gosport make emergency plans following suspension of Connaught shares
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NewsIbstock launches brick finder app
App for iPhone, Android and Blackberry provides details on over 450 of the manufacturers’ bricks
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NewsTop construction lawyers: who's on the list?
Find out who came out on top in this year’s Legal 500 league table published today
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NewsOFT launches investigation into aggregates industry
Producers promise to co-operate fully with the OFT claiming the current market ’works well’
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NewsBiomass not as green as it seems
Sustainable building association warns that biomass is leading to higher carbon emissions
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NewsBDP unveils £51m Glasgow college
Anniesland College is officially opened by Scotland’s first minister
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CommentHow construction firms can avoid administration
Recent cases at building service firms highlight a reoccurring issue for the construction industry - the breakdown of financial controls
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NewsBankers refuse to bail out Connaught
Shares suspended as social housing group teeters on the edge of administration
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NewsConstruction to fall back into recession
Latest CPA forecast shows industry output will fall for the rest of 2010 and into 2011
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NewsGovernment pulls funding for Severn barrage
Reports say government will announce this month that public money will not be used to build £20bn tidal energy scheme
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NewsSample school contractors can negotiate with councils for more work
Contractors that won the 33 sample schools will be able to negotiate for further schools work with the councils involved.
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NewsHCA's Kerslake made permanent secretary
Sir Bob Kerslake, chief executive of the Homes and Communities Agency, is to take up a senior position within the Department for Communities and Local Government
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NewsMichael Gove defends number of free schools
Only 16 free schools will open next year, but education secretary says he is not disappointed
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NewsOcon wins £5m student scheme in Liverpool
Contractor to build 100-unit student accommodation by August 2011
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NewsSchool fined after collapsed roof kills worker
HSE prosecutes boarding school after it hires five inexperienced workers to demolish a classroom
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FeaturesMaglev high-speed trains: London to manchester in 55 minutes
Magnetically levitating trains are faster and quieter than high-speed trains, use less energy and take up a lot less space. So why is this technology still waiting on the platform?
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CommentMaglev vs high-speed rail: Should we change trains?
The billions we will spend on HS2 will get us from London to Birmingham 28 minutes faster than the present system does. After Birmingham, the trains will travel on old lines