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NewsFrank Gehry, his pavilion, and the great British weather
The press preview for Gehry's summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery was a wash out in more ways than one
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NewsIgnoring the signs
Okay, so it's not a safety blunder, but clearly somebody chose to disregard this public notice or has a particular hatred of trees
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NewsFirst international standard on whole-life cost analysis
Estimates from different cost consultants can be compared for the first time
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NewsGive first-time homebuyers tax relief
It's up to the government to reboot the housing market – before everything totally falls apart
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NewsBovis Homes cuts workforce by 40%
Housebuilder announces more job cuts as completions fall 35% in first half of year
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NewsRedrow slashes more jobs and closes two offices
Housebuilder responds to market collapse as reservations fall 55% over past six months
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NewsPeter Goodacre becomes RICS president
Goodacre takes up his post alongside Max Croft as senior vice-president
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NewsLondon mayor plans 50,000 affordable homes
Boris Johnson scraps London-wide 50% affordable housing target in favour of individual targets for different boroughs
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NewsLiverpool crane death puts European safety standards in doubt
Coroner to write to minister to warn of inadequacy in rules after HSE finds crane was in compliance
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NewsInterserve group to build £200m Thames Gateway water scheme
Contractors named to build east London desalination plant accused of being a pollutant
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NHF slams LibDem plan to buy up unsold homes
National Housing Federation objects that most privately built housing would not meet social housing standards
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NewsMPs to grill BAA bosses over T5 fiasco
Colin Matthews to appear before House of Commons transport select committee today
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NewsUcatt calls for apprenticeship quota on public sector projects
Union wants to force contractors on government projects to hire set number of apprentices
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NewsBalfour Beatty reaches financial close on £150m BSF scheme
Contractor seals deal on phase one of Islington's school rebuilding programme
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NewsDubai construction market stays strong
Gulf market forecast to keep booming despite looming challenge of oversupply
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Hyder Consulting appoints chief executive
Consultant hires Ivor Catto from Atkins to replace Tim Wade in December
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Yorkshire firm fined over £4k after worker suffers electric shock
HSE issues advice on underground services after worker suffered burns to hand and face
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Comment
Media plays down housing crisis - 160,000 house building jobs to go
Not a headline you might expect. And let's hope the house building industry doesn't shed 160,000 jobs, but it is looking ever more likely.First let's get one thing out of the way. The media is blamed for hyping the crisis we now find ourselves in. To hold that view is ...
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NewsSelected councils to offer one-stop housing advice
Minister names first wave of 12 local authorities to receive £350,000 to develop an integrated housing advice service