Opinion – Page 270
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CommentHansom: Poor show
Nul points all round this week as contractors fail to integrate as instructed, a government minister offends his audience and the McLaren racing team boss takes a pop at the Olympic venues
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Inbox: Eco living
This week, we hear from one firm about its green legacy, while other readers comment on the flawed planning process and the politics of sustainability
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CommentThe real problem raised by the Homes and Communities Agency affordable homes figures
Bad news or not, the HCA needs a greater level of transparency about its figures
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CommentLooks like a good deal for housebuilders, but only time will tell
One the surface the return of 95% mortgages on new build homes is good for housebuilders
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Cyril Sweett’s technical and financial due diligence team
Just in time for Movember a fake moustache makes an appearance at Building buys a pint
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CommentRICS construction survey adds to grim news for the industry
A fifth of surveyors saw workloads fall in the third quarter
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CommentThe Housing Strategy: Was that it?
The government’s new strategy won’t deliver us from housing market purgatory and could serve to bump up house prices for new-build
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CommentGovernment housing strategy: Falling short
This week’s government housing strategy offers some hope to first-time buyers but it is an inadequate response to the fact that we are not building enough homes
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CommentSolar industry lobbies MPs overs FITs cuts
Campaigners prepare to lobby MPs over the 50% cut in solar feed-in tariffs. Read live coverage here
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CommentWe need to look beyond the government's quick-fix housing strategy
Careful implementation of the government’s housing initiatives is vital - otherwise, there could be real problems in the long term
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CommentLife for BioRegional after Quintain
Co-founder of BioRegional disappointed by end of Quintain joint venture but says valuable lessons can be learnt
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CommentConstruction and the eurozone: It’s 2008 all over again
It’s already difficult enough securing finance for UK construction projects, but the eurozone crisis threatens to do away with long-term project lending altogether
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CommentHow bad are banks at lending to SMEs?
A new study suggest that the picture for SMEs and bank funding isn’t as bleak as sometimes painted
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CommentHouse building figures provide no comfort in an age of uncertainty and need
Is the housing minister losing credibility?
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CommentWonders & blunders with Keith Pickavance
Keith Pickavance delights in the eccentricity of the Lloyd’s Building but the Prince of Wales’ fire station in Poundbury deserves to have the hose turned on it
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CommentHansom: So off message
This week protestors fail to spread the word to their comrades, a construction boss is embroiled in the DSK scandal and a press contact for the ODA knows nothing about the Olympics
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CommentMy digital life…with Carmen Erwee
This associate partner’s digital life is punctuated with emoticons :P
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CommentConstruction and the eurozone: Make it happen
The eurozone is in a mess, but then again so is the UK economy. What we need is to invest in design-led manufacturing so we earn a reputation for excellence
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: Decline in contract awards accelerates
Economic gloom cast a shadow over most sectors in October
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CommentCommercial Offices Index: Offices construction hit by eurozone crisis
October saw the commercial offices index fall by 9%