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HBF axes five staff to be ‘more responsive’ to members
The House Builders Federation has shed at least five staff in a major shake-up of its role.
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NewsSouth London estate votes ‘yes’ to housing transfer
Residents vote for £565m redevelopment of 1998 homes through community-led housing association
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Skills shortages in industry drop to a 29-month low
RICS report says workers from enlarged European Union in central and eastern Europe have eased the crisis
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Heron given five weeks to decide on Crest
The row between housebuilder Crest Nicholson and its biggest shareholder, Heron International, stepped up a gear this week as the London stock exchange’s takeover panel imposed a five-week deadline on Heron to state whether it was going to make a takeover bid.
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News10 Downing Street to host regeneration summit
Senior officials to discuss post-election policy with industry bosses, as government races to sign off pre-election PFIs
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Housebuilders’ warnings to Laing O’Rourke
Housebuilders this week warned against potential conflicts of interest after Laing O’Rourke signalled its entry into the sector with the purchase of a site in Kent
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Jarvis shares dive again after it borrows £17m
Shares in Jarvis plunged almost a third on Tuesday when it revealed it had been forced to borrow a further £17m to stay afloat.
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Report reveals gender bias
The apprenticeship system and poor careers advice are preventing girls from pursuing careers in construction, an Equal Opportunities Commission report has found.
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NewsLofty Liverpool living
Architect AFL has designed its second residential tower development at Princes Dock, Liverpool. Commissioned by Millennium Estates, the £22m project is at the southern corner of the original entrance to Princes Dock and Half Tide Dock.
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NewsJubilee Line six hope for fresh start after acquittals
Defendants in fraud case over Tube line extension must now rebuild their lives after a 21-month ordeal
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NewsCABE under fire for panning Cornish scheme
CABE’s design review process faced fresh criticism this week when a firm of architects fought back after a poor CABE report by saying its scheme had not been properly reviewed
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Iconic St Pancras hotel books £150m restoration
Planners in Camden, north London, have granted permission for the £150m restoration and refurbishment of the former Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station, now known as St Pancras Chambers.
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NewsGovernment must refund PFI bid costs, says RICS
Study says financial risks are putting firms off PFI, as RICS pre-election manifesto calls for standard cost reports
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Pension provider calls for compulsory schemes
Construction industry pension provider B&CE has called on the major political parties to introduce compulsory pension schemes, if elected to government.
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City academies under threat
The government’s city academy building programme could be under threat after the National Union of Teachers, the largest teaching union, made clear its opposition to them.
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Post-2012 deal for Olympic site
The London 2012 Olympic bid team is close to securing post-games operating funds for a third major sports venue
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Second planning bid for Liverpool tower
Architect Ian Simpson’s design for the tallest residential tower in northern Europe has been revived, despite its failure to win planning permission in January.
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NewsFrench connection
London architect Studio Bednarski and Explorations Architecture of Paris have won a Franco-British design competition for 32 homes on a 3467 m2 site in Lieusaint, Seine-et-Marne, near Paris.
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NewsEngineering excellence
Contractor Mansell has started on site at the Centre of Engineering Excellence in Hethel, near Norwich.