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Raynsford to head emergency government liaison council
Former construction minister Nick Raynsford is to lead an economic council set up by the industry to provide a single point of contact with government during the financial crisis.
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Features
Rising damp
Manchester-born developer Urban Splash made its name building funky flats for trendy Northerners but the current climate hasn’t suited its business model. Muireann Bolger examines how it’s keeping its head above water
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NewsEx-architects turn eco-fashion designers
Cambridge students establish DePLOY sustainable fashion line and boutique
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NewsConstruction output to fall 3% in 2009
Experian issues bleak prediction, with housing activity suffering biggest decline of 14%
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NewsWSP hired on two top Dubai schemes
Consultant wins work on 1km Nakheel Tower and $95bn Jumeira Gardens
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NewsLaw report: Latest international law trends
Last week lawyers gathered in London to discuss the latest in contract forms, dispute resolution and risk mitigation around the globe, and this is what they said...
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NewsBREEAM to launch in the Gulf
BRE has adapted its environmental assessment guidelines for the Middle East
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NewsLow & Bonar flooring sale cuts debt
Materials group says disposal leaves it 'comfortably within' its financing covenants
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NewsSex on Jumeirah Beach pair found guilty
Dubai duo sentenced to three months in jail, but intend to appeal
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NewsBeckett pledges to support housing sector
First speech as housing minister acknowledges scale of problem and seeks ideas from the industry
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New funding to tackle skills shortages
Government pledges £93m for training in selected sectors, including housing and FM
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Landlord fined after boiler poisons tenants
Poor boiler maintenance led to near-fatal carbon monoxide poisoning
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NewsBalfour Beatty to start on £200m road scheme
Design development work complete on widening of A421 from Bedford to the M1
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NewsBuro Happold to oversee India's World Cup cricket stadium
Consultant will project manage construction of Hopkins-designed Pune International Cricket Centre
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NewsSteel framework goes up at Olympic stadium
Cranes hoist into place 35 tonnes of steel terracing for south stand this week
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Comment
Observations on Beckett's first speech as housing minister: 2
There was one intriguing bit in Margaret Beckett's speech to the Housing Market Intelligence conference yesterday that baffled me at the time and I am glad to say baffled others.She said: "On land supply, there may be ways that we can reduce the risk to new developments, by bringing forward ...
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Observations on Beckett's first speech as housing minister: 1
I spent yesterday at the Housing Market Intelligence conference in London. Naturally I found it excellent. Of course I would say that as I'm involved in it.Bias taken into account, here is just one of a many of observations from the conference.Margaret Beckett gave her first speech as the newly ...
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Bright spots in the gloom says Experian's latest construction forecast
I've just received an email from James Hastings, head of construction futures at Experian Business Strategies with the latest forecast update attached.And, not a surprise, it was gloomier than the summer forecast, which then saw the industry overall stumbling rather than plunging into recession this year and next. It is ...
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NewsContingency funds of £95m released for Olympic village
Credit crunch means 50% of finance needed has yet to be secured