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CommentChancellor’s statement leaves me with a shrinking feeling
Jeremy Hunt’s better than expected investment proposals are already being undermined by inflation. We need to act fast
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NewsICE poaches Cabinet Office official for director general job
Janet Young had been in government role less than a year
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NewsFosters gets OK for Queensway proposals
Homes and offices will be directly opposite flagship Whiteley development in Bayswater
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FeaturesFactory International: Manchester’s new joy division
Manchester’s Factory International mega‑venue aims to encourage artists to push the boundaries – as the designers themselves have done
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NewsDisastrous mini-Budget takes toll on Gleeson sales
Housebuilder says cancellation rates have doubled since botched announcement
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NewsHousebuilders say ‘bitterly disappointing’ autumn statement does nothing to help sector
Issues over stamp duty, planning and number of homes being built not addressed by chancellor, firms add
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NewsRIBA says energy efficiency taskforce ‘must learn from past failures’
Simon Allford said retrofit team must build a competent and skilled supply chain following previous failed government schemes
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CommentFight with housebuilders on the cards as Gove goes back to the future
The re-appointment of Michael Gove as housing secretary is likely to mean the return of fraught discussions about building safety costs
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NewsAutumn statement at-a-glance: Tax rises and spending cuts as OBR forecasts recession
Chancellor sets out plan to stabilise economy
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CommentAnd now for something completely positive: our Building the Future Commission
To celebrate 180 years of the magazine, we have launched an ambitious, year-long project to find solutions to construction’s challenges – with your help
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Robots and furry animals
It’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it – or purr it, as the case may be
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NewsInfrastructure spared in autumn statement as Hunt commits to £600bn investment
HS2 and Sizewell C will go ahead but Kwarteng’s priority project list binned
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NewsIndustry welcomes £6bn funding for energy efficiency measures
Three-year package is ‘step in the right direction’ but chancellor warned money will be wasted without the right skills
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CommentWe feel relieved the autumn statement wasn’t worse, and that’s no accident
Rumour was infrastructure spending would be slashed, thankfully that didn’t happen but everything else looks pretty bad
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NewsHunt reverses Kwarteng’s ‘permanent’ stamp duty cut from 2025
Decision comes as OBR forecasts long term pain in housing market
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NewsInvestment zone proposals dropped in favour of research clusters
Councils which made expressed interest in previous initiative told their bids will be shelved
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NewsFirst job losses emerge at major builder following mini-Budget debacle
On day of autumn statement, build-to-rent specialist says it is set to axe 10% of staff
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NewsGlencar handing staff £1,000 cost of living payment
Firm joins growing list handing staff extra cash
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NewsPlans to replace CE mark with UK version have ‘absolutely no benefit’, trade body chief tells government
Government department overseeing introduction of new certification rules accused of ‘radio silence’
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NewsMcLaren beats McAlpine to win £200m Docklands exhibition venue extension
Work at ExCeL Centre set to wrap up in late 2024