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Regeneration cuts
Development agency One North East has slashed its regeneration budget over the next two years to £80m from £120m
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House prices rising I
UK house prices increased 2.1 % in the three months to July, compared with a fall of 2.8% for the previous quarter, according to the communities department
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House prices rising II
The house price balance turned positive for the first time in two years, says the RICS
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CommentOFT investigation: It’s wrong – but how wrong?
The recession has weakened regional contractors to the point that a fine set at the ‘lenient’ level of 2% of turnover may force many to close down
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Bovis Lend Lease on top form with £250m of schools work
Business barometer: August league table leaves no doubt about importance of education sector
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NewsMorgan installs new managing director in Redrow shake-up
Steve Morgan’s latest shake-up at Redrow Homes will install John Tutte, the chairman for the east of England, as group managing director
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NewsEC Harris posts healthy profit
Consultant EC Harris has unveiled a full-year pre-tax profit of £41.1m, down slightly on the previous year’s £41.4m
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Government to take on £1.1bn Olympic debt
The government is preparing to take on the £1.1bn of debt racked up by the London Development Agency when it bought the site for the Olympic Games, in order to safeguard post-2012 regeneration plans
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Unlimited liability time on cards
Contractors could be left with huge bills and no insurance, if a proposed law is passed
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Barclays proposes colleges fund
Barclays is to write to colleges left without funding by the Learning and Skills Council debacle, setting out details of a possible lending model.
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BRE to help out trade body
BRE has signed a deal with Constructing Excellence to take on a significant portion of the trade body’s overheads
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Charity must justify prince’s role
The Charity Commission has asked the Prince’s Foundation to explain its relationship with Prince Charles, after a complaint from the anti-monarchy group, Republic.
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CommentGlobal warning: Construction’s carbon cutting agenda
The Copenhagen summit will be the most important environmental conversation ever. Beginning our coverage in the run-up to the summit, Thomas Lane and the UKGBC’s John Alker look at which countries emit most carbon, and why construction will top the agenda
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Pritzker winner eyes £27m Lakes job
Some of architecture’s biggest names, including Richard Meier and Rick Mather, are lining up to bid for a £27m steamboat museum on Lake Windermere
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University ‘inundated’ by framework bids
Manchester university is struggling to put together a £22m-a-year framework after being swamped with about 600 applications
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NewsThe age of empire: Liverpool Street offices
A new office campus has been formed from 12 grade-II listed 18th-century buildings near Liverpool Street in London
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Latest construction appointments: 18 September 2009
Lawyer Beale & Co has appointed John Sheils partner in its Dublin office.
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NewsDenham signs up for Thames Gateway Forum
John Denham, the communities minister, has confirmed that he will address Building’s Thames Gateway Forum this November
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NewsBalfour Beatty buys Parsons Brinckerhoff for £380m
Contractor announces £353m rights issue to fund acquisition of US engineer in bid to boost infrastructure business