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Homeowner distress
More than 3,000 property owners contacted Property Portfolio Rescue in the first three months of 2009
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CommentSending out an SOS
When Alistair Darling delivered his pre-Budget report in November, most firms were hoping that it would launch a lifeboat they could clamber aboard to wait out the worst of the recession
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Threats of legal action rise by 70%
Law firms have noticed a sharp rise in threats of legal action as construction firms struggle to recover debts
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NewsSidcup winners
The Cathedral Group has won a planning appeal to build a mixed-use development in Sidcup, Kent
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Latest construction appointments - 17 April 2009
NG Bailey names new director of business development for its managed services businesses
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Waterloo Imax ‘safe’ from recladding with digital screens
A row over the remodelling of the British Film Institute’s Imax cinema beside Waterloo station has been defused after lobbying by Kate Hoey, a former sports minister
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NewsAdjaye triumphs in Washington
An architectural team led by David Adjaye has won a competition to design the National Museum of African American History in Washington DC
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NewsOh! Kolkata!
UK architect Piercy Conner has unveiled this design for an unnamed client in Kolkata, India for a project it is calling Symhomes Mk 2
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NewsA classical performance
There was piano music. There were violins. And there were nearly 1,200 guests, filling the Grosvenor House hotel for Building’s classiest awards ceremony yet
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FeaturesSheer quality
This is the 15th anniversary of the Building Awards and never have they been so hard won.
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Industry raises concerns over Cumbrian nuclear plan
Industry figures have raised concerns about the government’s decision to include three Cumbrian sites on the list of possible locations for nuclear reactors.
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McAlpine drops 7%
Turnover at contractor Sir Robert McAlpine fell 7% from £1.34bn to £1.25bn in the year to 31 October 2008.
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Cuts hit Atkins hard
The 1,200 staff cuts made by consultant Atkins earlier this year will hit its bottom line by £10m, it said in a trading update this week.
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Jacobs on Crossrail
Jacobs Engineering has scooped the Department for Transport’s project representative role on Crossrail.
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NewsSenior director joins T&T in Cape Town
Consultant employs ex-Gleeds senior vice president in the US
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NewsCommunal creativity: Redundant architect forms design collective
The redundant architect has formed a design collective to inspire creativity and free thinking
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Stuart Barnett vs Inventec Bank: Personal guarantees
Property developer Stuart Barnett is facing a legal battle after guaranteeing to personally pay back money lent to his company.Barnett is a director at developer Wherry Road Developments (Norwich). In September 2006, when Investec Bank provided a loan to the company, he agreed to guarantee the obligations - including ...
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NewsRICS calls on surveyors to help charities
Organisation launches Charity Property Help to provide free support and guidance to voluntary organisations