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FeaturesOn top at 30
Meet JM, Ed, Matt and Karen. They’ve made it to the top of their professions at a ludicrously young age, thanks to talent, ambition, luck and smart clothing. But what route did they take? And what has it cost them? Vikki Miller and Sarah Richardson found out
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NewsTuning up in Bristol
Levitt Bernstein has unveiled this image of Colston Hall, a grade II-listed concert venue in Bristol.
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NewsUp Greenwich creek
A planning application has been submitted by Creekside and Ampurius Nu Homes to build a mix of commercial and residential accommodation in Deptford, south-east London.
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Bouygues French nuclear job
French construction company Bouygues has won a *300m (£203m) contract to build a nuclear power plant in Flamanville, on the northern coast of France.
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NewsDubais double whammy
International architect Gensler has unveiled this image of a 140,000 m² extension to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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Building launches online salary checking service
Building has launched a salary checking service on its jobs website.
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CommentLife in the inbetween
Whether you think its right or wrong, Tony Blair’s impending eviction from Downing Street is going to have repercussions for the industry.
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Multiplex set to launch property funds
Australian construction group Multiplex is planning to set up a fund management division to invest in the UK and continental European property market.
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Linden Homes up for sale
Linden Homes has appointed NM Rothschild to solicit offers for the business after it conducted a strategic review of its options. Rothschild is now sounding out possible bidders.
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Balfour Beatty makes a play for the North-east
Balfour Beatty’s management division has opened an office in north-east England with the aim of increasing its share of the £4bn construction market in the region.
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NewsMidlands council pioneers city development company
Dudley aims to find private partner to create new model for attracting capital for regeneration
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EP in dispute with council over affordable housing
English Partnerships is at loggerheads with a council over affordable housing that it is developing in Cambridgeshire.
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Burnley remains a blackspot
Burnley remains the housing market blackspot of north-west England despite millions of pounds of government investment, says a report by consultancy ECOTEC.
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Regional assembly to settle row over planning embargo
The South East Regional Assembly has earmarked seven working days to discuss how to tackle the embargo on house building across a large part of Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey.
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Miller scoops £235m Leicester BSF contract
Miller Construction, part of the Miller Group, has been selected as the preferred bidder for a £235m Building Schools for the Future contract in Leicester.
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NewsPyramid of peace
A 21st-century reinterpretation of an ancient Egyptian pyramid by Foster and Partners opened this week in Kazakhstan.
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HBOS wins battle for McCarthy & Stone
The three-month battle to buy retirement homes specialist McCarthy & Stone appears to be over with the Permira and Barclays bid vehicle declining to raise its 1030p per share offer, paving the way for the HBOS-led consortium.
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Strong sales at Kingspan
Pre-tax profit at Irish building materials group Kingspan rose 33.7% to £83.4m after strong sales at its European operations.
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Savills reports 56% rise in first-half pre-tax profit
A buoyant UK residential property market helped property services company Savills report a 56% increase in interim pre-tax profit