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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
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NewsThe Weekly Green Gauge 19 May 2008
Hands under the ocean, zero agreement on carbon and why some civil engineering projects in the developing world might be the last of their kind.
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NewsRICS warns of 40% fall in house sales
Transaction volumes to slump as house prices drop 7% over this year and the next, but 90s property crash will not recur