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NewsAnshen + Allen's £80m cancer centre opens
Facility, which includes 16m deep basement and grade-II refurb, is largest private hospital in 30 years
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NewsCapita Symonds' €30m Budapest stadium
Consultant will provide multidisciplinary services on 22,000-seat venue
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Comment
Mum: Are we out of recession yet?
You could feel the uneasiness among economists yesterday when the release of official statistics showed that the UK had just scraped enough oomph together in the final quarter of last year to stage a lacklustre return to growth.Most economists had expected the no-growth bar to be cleared by some margin. ...
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NewsThe end is nigh?
If two consecutive quarters of declining GDP is most economists’ definition of a recession; how come only one quarter’s growth at 0.1% seems good enough to mark the end of it?
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NewsMum: Are we out of recession yet?
Officially the statistics say the UK economy has returned to growth, but remember these figures are only an estimate...
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Comment
The end is nigh?
If two consecutive quarters of declining GDP is most economists’ definition of a recession; how come only one quarter’s growth at 0.1% seems good enough to mark the end of it?Regardless of the semantics; yesterday’s announcement of the provisional return of economic growth does illustrate the remaining fragility of the ...
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NewsUnexplainable homes: House or hovercraft?
The new series kicks off with how energy efficiency can become an eyesore
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NewsEconomy exits recession, but only just
Government statistics show growth of 0.1% in last quarter of 2009, bringing 18-month recession to an end
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NewsTfL to appoint advisory panel to deliver investment programme
Transport for London is looking for consultants and project managers to scrutinise entire investment programme
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NewsCommercial property values rise in 2009
Retail and office sectors in London lead the rise in rents in final quarter of last year
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NewsPochin reports £3.1m half-year loss
Revenue falls to £47.5m as listed builder and developer forced to write down value of property joint ventures
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NewsUS construction spending falls for seventh month in a row
Data from US commerce department shows spending on residential and commercial projects continues to decline
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NewsMasdar City owner seeks $2bn loan refinance
Mubadala Development Company seeks to refinance after delays to sustainable city project
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NewsAlan Cherry dies aged 76
The founding director of Countryside Properties was awarded the MBE in 1984 and CBE in 2003
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NewsHalf a million affordable homes could face axe
National Housing Federation warns budget plans could force housing cuts and 278,000 job losses
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NewsTube Lines loses £327m claim against Transport for London
Adjudicator dismisses argument by Bechtel-Ferrovial JV that upgrade delays were down to contract changes by London Underground
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NewsMorrell: Older buildings must be torn down
Chief construction adviser says government will need to demolish sixties and seventies buildings to meet carbon targets
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NewsWolseley axes European chief executive
Rob Marchbank will leave the company in March after Wolseley makes role redundant in management shake-up
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NewsCyril Sweett wins place on TfL framework
Appointment on engineering and project management framework will last four years
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NewsEton 2012 rowing bridge lifted into place
Bridge will form part of London Olympic rowing and canoe sprint facilities