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NewsLocal infrastructure tax boost for Crossrail
Bill proposes giving town halls powers to raise funds for infrastructure from local businesses
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NewsCleveland Bridge bids for £40m work on Chernobyl site
Struggling firm is only UK company to tender for giant cover over Ukranian nuclear accident site
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NewsDubai state-owned developers forced to rescue private projects
Sruggling projects seen as further evidence of impact of credit crunch in the UAE
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NewsFunding fears drive FOA to ditch Madrid scheme
Architect says inadequate finance on City of Justice would have meant ‘very low-quality’ building
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NewsFoster and Rogers help save Palladio exhibition
Architects step in to sponsor Royal Academy show as City deserts arts world
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NewsArgentina faces housing shortage
South American country calls on international construction firms to help build 300,000 homes
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NewsMIPIM Horizons: You really should be here
More UK firms should be attending the new MIPIM event for emerging markets: the amount of work on offer could be a lifeline
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NewsFinal nail in the coffin for Dubai's property market?
A change to property law aimed at shoring up developers could backfire, warns a Dubai consultant and fund manager
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NewsPRP and Aedas miss out on huge Montenegro beach project
Dutch architect Van Den Oever, Zaajer wins competition to masterplan Velika Plaza
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NewsGiant Welsh wind farm gets green light
Gwynt y Mor scheme with power for 500,000 homes could be running 2012
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NewsAl Arabia to start on huge Egyptian resort
Abu Suma will be one of the country's largest ever tourist schemes, including 10 hotels
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NewsBrave builders rescue boys from blaze
Scaffolders up for bravery award after saving young Mansfield family from burning home
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FeaturesMy Mipim Horizons: Deanna Abuseda
Al-Ahly Real Estate's marketing executive reckons Egypt is still a good bet for investors in search of a bargain
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FMB calls for Queen's speech to 'help, not hinder' construction
Construction group wants legislative burden slimmed down to make the industry more efficient
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NewsWomen dig construction at Olympic park
Would-be builders test-drive a JCB as part of the ODA's Women in Construction initiative
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Comment
Repossessions may be worse than in the 1990s crash
The ubiquitous Robert Peston in his blog suggests that the Council of Mortgage Lenders has advised ministers that repossessions could rise to 75,000 next year.That would mean a return to the bleak days of the early 1990s when repossessions peaked at 75,500 in 1991, according to the CML figures.And in ...
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How chummy are you with your bank manager?
As someone close to the demise of Pettifer Construction lamented last week: "The banks are the banks".You can't argue with the logic. Nor can you argue with your lender when they decide to pull the plug.A transparent relationship may buy you some time though.Many companies are pushed under due to ...
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Import figures highlight scale of construction slowdown
Data released today showing the level of building materials imports into the UK provides a further indication of the depth of the recession facing construction.Historically the material import figures provide a good gauge for the state of the UK construction market.The data shows that in the third quarter of this ...