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NewsHBF survey finds nine in 10 SMEs think Building Safety Levy will make more sites unviable
Group calls on government to pause introduction of tax designed to pay for remediation of defective buildings
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NewsCouncil approves Gensler’s revised plans for residential towers on fire-hit Reading masterplan
Third phase of scheme next to town’s station to include around 600 homes
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CommentThree lessons for delivering complex station upgrades
Station redevelopments are multi-layered and complex, but if done right they can expand capacity and ensure future-proofing of our transport hubs, writes Adam Parkes
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NewsBad debt on London hotel job hits McGee for more than £3.5m and sends firm into red
Contractor says figure and delays to jobs starting meant it slumped to £2.8m loss last year
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NewsPlanning permissions for homes fall to lowest level on record, says HBF
Housebuilders’ body says viability negating impact of more permissive planning regime
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NewsRayner confirms default ‘yes’ for homes near train stations in revised NPPF
New planning rules also include protections for pubs and music venues
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NewsLong-awaited proposals to rethink Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens submitted
Area has been blighted by anti-social behaviour with work due to be carried out by Galliford Try
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NewsWates appoints Willmott Dixon boss to UK operations director role at construction business
New arrival starts next month as part of firm’s push ‘to deliver increasingly complex and high-value projects’
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CommentWhy localised skills strategies are construction’s next competitive advantage
New CITB research shows a third of construction workers travelled no more than 20 miles for work in the past year. CITB’s Lee Bryer says that as workforce mobility declines, the industry must shift towards place-based skills strategies to meet regional demand
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