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NewsTory Conference: Baby, It's Cold Outside
Delegates in Birmingham bask in the warm glow of public approval - shame about the frosty economic climate beyond the rotating doors
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NewsMayor of London to sponsor ten new city academies
Boris Johnson says city academies will offer 'vocational discipline'
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NewsTories: OFT should avoid 'ambulance-chasing'
Shadow construction minister Mark Prisk says he will meet with the OFT to ensure its motives in construction inquiry were 'genuine'
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NewsTories rule out third runway for Heathrow
Instead, £20bn rail link from St Pancras to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds would cut 60,000 flights a year
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NewsTories will build more homes says Shapps
Conservatives would scrap housing limits for local councils according to shadow housing minister Grant Shapps
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NewsDemand for rural affordable homes soars
National Housing Federation says 700,000 people on waiting lists in the countryside
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NewsFoster + Partners unveils Virgin spaceport
Architect designs Virgin Galactic space terminal for Richard Branson in New Mexico
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NewsDoon Street Tower faces legal challenge
Westminster City Council and English Heritage will contest Secretary of State's decision to grant planning for South Bank tower
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Construction lacks visible leadership, shows research
Managers and directors cannot identify influential leaders among industry chiefs, CIOB survey finds
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Huddersfield gets go-ahead for £175m regeneration
Strategic Sites revised scheme includes new college building, offices and homes plus canal upgrade and public square
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NewsTreasury bails out Bradford & Bingley to stabilise economy
Nationalisation of mortgage business and sale to Santander will safeguard customers' savings
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NewsContract wins keep Jarvis profit on track
Rail contractor's £20m of new contracts balance out falling freight volumes
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Comment
Is buy-to-let really screwed? No, according to the figures. But...
What is all this about the "particularly hard-hit buy-to-let market" I keep hearing about in reports about the demise of Bradford & Bingley?The thing is, I tend to follow the figures a bit and was not aware of any of the "reliable" variety that had pointed to BTL being "particularly ...
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Comment
Are house prices sliding towards a cliff?
A snap survey by RICS has backed up the figures produced by Hometrack that homebuyers are demanding increasingly savage discounts from sellers.Hometrack puts that average discount at 10%, whereas RICS suggests 9%. But either way there will be a spread around that figure, so there will be some pretty deep ...
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NewsClaffey House aims for BREEAM 'excellent'
Aedas' zero-carbon design includes rooftop photovoltaic array and ground source heat pump
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NewsRising demand for 'green collar' workers puts pressure on domestic skills market
Royal Haskoning warns growing eco-consciousness reveals skills gap that will hit construction industries
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NewsHousing slump halves turnover at MJ Gleeson
Regeneration specialist reports loss on back of reduced sales and costs of cutting staff
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NewsREHAU installs ground air heat exchanger system at Dorset school
AWADUKT Thermo ground air heat exchanger system will provide a renewable source of controlled ventilation
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NewsAbu Dhabi: The fast show
To kick off our increased coverage of the Middle East, Dan Stewart reports from one of the most frenetic – yet sustainable – construction booms on the planet
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CommentRICS consultancy form: A false friend
The RICS’ forms for appointing consultants may be easy to use, but they have some distinctly hostile implications for those who sign them without amendment