More news – Page 52
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NewsHousing market swings will be ‘less pronounced’ than after previous stamp duty changes, says Nationwide
Index shows house price growth slowed in October
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NewsPlans submitted for 1,200-home Birmingham tower scheme
Simpson Haugh-designed scheme to include buildings up to 49 storeys
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CommentWhy we as Barratt Redrow expect to build 22,000 homes a year
Barratt and Redrow have cleared competition watchdog hurdles to complete the biggest housebuilder merger in years. Chief executive David Thomas explains the enlarged firm’s strategy
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NewsBrookfield buys £1.75bn share in Orsted wind farms
Orsted agrees to divest 12.45% of a third of its UK assets to Canadian investor
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CommentSafety comes first in the JCT’s updated contract suite
Peter Hibberd unpacks the new JCT revisions, which embrace the Building Safety Act and the last year’s Building Regulations amendments
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NewsGovernment ‘continues to work’ on long-term deal for TfL to fund major schemes like Bakerloo extension
Yesterday’s Budget set out one-year deal for transport in London, where lack of certainty has slowed progress on major works
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NewsFive road schemes scrapped in Autumn Budget
Costain and Vinci involved in schemes worth £1.3bn in total
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NewsAHMM submits plan for redevelopment of Carpenters’ Hall in the City
Proposals partly a response to a roof extension scheme at the neighbouring 75 London Wall
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CommentRachel Reeves could get a lesson in harsh reality from business
Where was the incentive from the chancellor to grow? If construction doesn’t expand, the UK doesn’t build, argues Richard Steer
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Features5 minutes with … Richard Burdett-Gardiner at Kier
The firm’s director of applied digital services (ADS) on the importance of embracing new tools and technology, the skills his grandfather taught him and the best days on which to own a boat
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News‘Invest, invest invest’: Budget sets out plans for £100bn of capital investment
Schools, housing and hospitals all set to benefit as Labour goes for growth
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NewsBudget hits employers as Reeves raises taxes by £40bn
CIOB warns of increased ‘strain’ on SMEs despite measures to protect them from rises
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NewsAutumn Budget 2024: key measures for construction at a glance
Chancellor outlines spending plans
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NewsReeves confirms funding for HS2 Euston station tunnels, but not for station itself
Government has previously warned private funding would be required to move forward with line’s central London terminus
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NewsLabour’s first Budget gets mixed reaction as SMEs warn of tax rise hit
Industry reacts to £40bn tax raising Budget
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NewsChancellor announces £3bn in guarantees for SME housebuilders
Chancellor confirms £5bn of housebuilding investment next year
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NewsUnited Living Group announce PiLON acquisition
Property business to take over social housing sector services firm
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Amaia Harries, design manager at Legendre UK
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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NewsVinci Construction to acquire Kent contractor FM Conway
£580m-turnover FM Conway to join French giant early in the new year
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NewsStalled £200m office scheme passes another hurdle as City grants planning approval
Tenter House scheme finally on verge of construction after 27-year development saga