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Planning fees cover only 66% of processing costs, according to latest research
Public capital spending on education was less last year than at any time since Labour’s Building Schools for the Future programme got up to speed 17 years ago. As part of Building’s election focus, Joey Gardiner asks what can be done to stop our schools falling further into disrepair
Officials say affordable homes cash can be used in later years but £1.2bn of Help to Buy funds lost
The 10-year infrastructure strategy presents an opportunity to approach projects differently in order to overcome some of the industry’s past challenges, writes Andy Wain of Mott MacDonald
The government is stuck in a spending straitjacket of its own making. However, borrowing for investment will help to sustain future workload for construction, writes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
Alongside the anticipated regulatory reform, a change in behaviour is required which sees industry players take greater responsibility for products and materials and be more accountable and transparent, says Amanda Long
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