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NewsTaylor Wimpey to close 13 offices
Contractor feels the effects of housing downturn as it prepares to shed 600 jobs
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NewsConstruction starts on Abu Dhabi's Strata Tower
The 160m Asymptote-designed residential tower will be tallest building on Al Raha Beach development being built by Laing O'Rourke
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NewsHouse prices to fall 7% this year
Council of Mortgage Lenders revises forecasts from 1% growth to sharp downturn
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NewsPlans for two nuclear power stations in Kent
German utility company E.ON suggests building stations on sites in north Kent
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NewsBoost for 'the great British banger'
Two 1920s south London sausage shops have been saved with Grade II listing
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FeaturesDoorstep challenge
Doors for retail premises not only have to look good but meet a host of functional requirements. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans runs through the issues and life-cycle costs
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Council of Mortgage Lenders forecasts house prices to fall by 7%
As a new consensus appears to be forming that house prices will fall between 5% and 10% this year, the Council of Mortgage Lenders has updated its forecast for house price growth with a prediction of a 7% fall.CML is also expecting to see repossessions grow from 27,100 in 2007 ...
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Pay growth slows in construction
The latest official figures on average weekly earnings suggests a slowdown in pay earned in construction.Average weekly earnings in the first quarter of 2008 were a shade down on the final quarter of last year and the monthly figures suggest a drop in the rate of growth in earnings, ...
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Latest property transaction figures confirm slump in house sales
The official figures for property transactions worth more than £40,000 (mainly houses) show a drop of 31% in the four months to April compared with the same period a year ago.The data shows just how hope of a spring bounce in the housing market have been dashed.
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How many foreign workers in UK construction?
The Office of National Statistics has released a paper based on Labour Force Survey data that estimates the number of foreign workers employed in the UK and makes a stab at how many work in various industry sectors, including construction.Leaving aside the assumptions and definitions the figures work out roughly ...
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NewsKiller flip flops
Working on this type of scaffolding must be challenge even if you choose more conventional footwear
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NewsMore power to the subbies
Public sector clients would get better value if they worked directly with subcontractors rather than through main contractors
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NewsRenew profit climbs 21%
Specialist engineering sectors proving resilient as contractor records half year profit of £3.9m
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NewsThe Construction Act is changing
It’s been a long time coming but now that government has promised primary legislation we could see substantial amendments
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NewsWorker injured in Vauxhall building collapse
Building was being demolished when it partially collapsed causing worker to fall from scaffolding
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NewsAgency workers to be given new employment rights
Unions reach deal with government to give agency workers full time benefits after 12 weeks
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NewsOne in four can ill afford planned pension scheme
A quarter of construction workers likely to opt out of government's new personal-account pension-saving scheme
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First Direct puts mortgages back on the market
Bank that sparked market alarm by closing doors on borrowers is ready to lend to new home loan customers again
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Fire destroys timber frame block of flats in Edinburgh
Cause of inferno that ripped through six storey building on Saturday is under investigation
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NewsAedas academy opens in Hackney
The Petchey Academy specialises in health, care and medical services