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NewsKen Yeang to design Shanghai eco-city in the sea
Malaysian sister firm of Llewelyn Davies Yeang picks up megaproject as China maintains green agenda
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NewsPanceltica faces takeover after Qatar housing debacle
Steel contractor may be taken over by developer and sole client after making £40m loss last year
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone boss predicts sale or flotation
The chief executive of retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone, has said the company will be floated or bought by private equity in the next few years
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NewsKeen Construction fined for worker's fall through roof
Victim who plummeted five and half metres through a single skin roof broke ribs and was unable to work for a year
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NewsBanks invited to bid for slice of £400m housing fund
Barratt and Countryside among housebuilders lining up bids to unlock schemes with Budget cash
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NewsStyles & Wood refinances to clear £17m debt
Refinancing gives RBS a 20% stake in the fit-out specialist, which made a pre-tax loss of £900,000 in 2008
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NewsIndemnity costs: Colour Quest vs Total and Hertfordshire Oil Storage
A Fenwick Elliott expert discusses the aftermath of a fire at an oil storage depot
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What revelations are there in the insolvency figures?
IfPestilence is the diseased financial systemWar is contractual and trade disputesFamine is the lack of ordersThenDeath must be measured by the insolvency figures.And they do look a bit on the pale side.The base figures show a 56% increase in the number of liquidations across all sectors in the first quarter ...
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Mortgage lending a bit better but still pretty much on the floor
The Bank of England's release on mortgage lending does show a futher slight rise for March.The figures show mortgage approvals for house purchases rose to 39,230 in March from 37,716 in February. And this puts the level of approvals reasonably well up from the bottom reached last November of 27,000.But ...
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FeaturesGain and pain: the sting in the tail of Darling's Budget
Public spending on construction is about the only thing keeping the industry going, but the Budget made it clear that this will slow down, and another £1.5bn a year will have to be made in ‘efficiency savings’. The question is: how?
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NewsUrban mountaineering
Ian Mills of IGM Associates sent us this daring attempt to conquer the Building Opposite the Department of Housing in Stratford, east London
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Short and tweet
Dispatches from the Twitter social networking site: Liz Male, PR consultant specialising in construction and sustainability
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FeaturesBoris Johnson assessed: one year on
After his election last May, many people had difficulty seeing Boris Johnson as a credible mayor. Now he’s had a chance to do his stuff, has anyone changed their mind?
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Citywatch: Because you’re worth it
Now the December year-end contractors have revealed what their bosses took home last year, we can take a snapshot of who earned what in 2008 and how good they were for their money
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Number of firms in ‘critical financial distress’ leaps by 126%
The number of construction companies in critical financial distress increased 126% over the past year, according to corporate recovery specialist Begbies Traynor
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Aukett issues profit warning
Architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has issued a profit warning after being hit by retrospective fee cuts in the Middle East
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Persimmon remains cautious despite positive start to year
Persimmon has said house prices and profit margins remain under pressure despite a promising start to 2009
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CommentA tricky hand well played
Darling’s Budget was about as good as it could have been under the circumstances – but the real challenges are only just beginning
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for the Anyjob team
It has taken two-and-a-half pints, but we are finally off the subject of mackerel fishing in Cornwall. Cue a collective sigh of relief as, after a slow start, the chat hots up