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Keep up to dateThe chancellor is to blame for blocking the industry’s recovery
Until Osborne is replaced, the structures which will allow the industry to recover will not be implemented and the downward spiral will continue (A third of builders cut staff in tough start to year, www.building.co.uk, 22 April).
In Northern Ireland the situation is 10 times worse. Not only does the government need to be replaced, there are no banks open for business.
Patrick Murdock, via www.building.co.uk
Firm to provide repair and maintenance services in Dacorum for the next five years
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It is not good for anyone that some of the sector’s most high-profile projects are bid by just two firms, writes Dave Rogers
Bold leadership, greater diversity, a circular approach and a focus on cracking the housing crisis are on my wishlist for 2025, writes Ellie Jenkins of Akerlof
There is much to like in the updated planning guidance but ministers should demand that new housing targets are delivered sooner rather than later, writes Paul Smith
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