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NewsFarrell launches Thames Gateway Parklands masterplan
Architect presents officials with his overarching vision of 64km stretch of bioregional riverside parklands
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NewsHouse prices fall another 1.3%
Halifax figures for September show eighth consecutive month-on-month drop
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NewsForeign investors struggle with Chinese red tape
Report says China's construction market is holding up well but regulation is a growing problem
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NewsWren Homes raises £4m for extra care developments
Share issue and loan deal with Wainford Holdings gives retirement homes specialist a boost
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NewsCarillion on course with strong Middle East growth
Trading update also reports strong outlook based on continued focus on public sector and support services
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Indian construction workers' conditions set to improve
Government introduces provisions to ensure basic housing and services to improve living conditions on sites
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NewsSelfridges scaffolders take a bow
The scaffolding on this Stonewest project is as striking as the West End store's famous window displays
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Ucatt angry at lack of safety inspectors
Union upset that HSE recruitment drive will only replace retiring staff
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NewsBBA to issue green ratings for building products
Construction product approval body will use BRE assessment technique under new licensing agreement
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NewsMasonite Beams targets UK I-joist market with new factory
New product launches planned for UK after opening of £8m Swedish plant
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Construction faces a worse recession than in the 1990s, says forecast
My good friend Martin Hewes passed me a copy of the latest forecast from Hewes & Associates. It's not good news, I'm afraid. His last forecast was pretty bleak, this is bleaker still.The headline figure of note is the 11.3% drop in new work next year. With a slightly more ...
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Down again and more house price falls to follow
Another month, another fall in the Halifax house price index.And we can expect that to continue for some while yet, despite the cash transfusion pumped into the financial system and the monetary defibrillation provided by a concert of central banks cutting interest rates.The patient is ill and recovery will take ...
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Oakdene Homes in High Court drama with ITV
Housebuilder receives £2.5m writ following row over planning permission to convert former TV studios
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APC Trainer on... Project financial control and reporting competence T067
This competency covers ‘the effective cost control of construction projects during the construction phase'.
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NewsIn pictures: Peabody Trust celebrates Africa
Pictures from the London housing association's day of African culture
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NewsCentral banks cut interest rates 0.5%
Bank of England joins five other central banks in coordinated move, bringing UK rate down to 4.5%
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NewsWhat does the housing sector think of Margaret Beckett?
Leaders in housing and regenration give their thoughts on the new housing minster and the issues that should be at the top of her in-tray
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NewsLaing O'Rourke to double Middle East division
Chief operating officer Tony Douglas announces plan to recruit up to 4,500 staff next year
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How green is Dubai's Jumeira Gardens?
Meraas is proud of its scheme's green credentials, but how sustainable can development in a hostile desert climate ever really be?
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Tom Cruise: the man in Atlantis?
The Atlantis hotel in Dubai is teaming with marine life and one of Hollywood's biggest fish may be spending new year there