All Data articles – Page 55
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in October 2008
A slight rise in social housing cannot mask the massive drop-off in the private sector
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FeaturesCountry focus: Czech Republic
With the strengthening of the Czech koruna and increased expenditure on the part of high-income groups, will foreign investment come at a price? Miroslav Vasko of EC Harris, Prague reports
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Planning applications: October 2008
Another thin month, with only regeneration specialist Centros and Taylor Wimpey passing £100m
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in September 2008
While private starts are at just one-third of their 2007 figure, public housing is relatively stable
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in August 2008
Private residential schemes remain in the doldrums, but the public sector is holding up
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FeaturesCountry focus: Germany
Germany, traditionally the motor of European construction, has stagnated for a decade. Now it’s sputtering back into life – but will the credit crunch kill it? John Atkins of EC Harris reports
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FeaturesCost analysis: Sustainable schools
The government’s target is to make schools zero carbon by 2016. Sean Lockie and Ian Butterss of Faithful + Gould and BRE’s Anna Surgenor look at the costs involved in upping their green grades
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Planning applications: August 2008
The number of residential planning applications was down by 35% on July
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in July 2008
This month’s data reveals that private registrations are down 57% on last year
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FeaturesCountry focus: France
President Nicolas Sarkozy’s honeymoon period may be at an end, but France is weathering the credit crisis relatively well and the construction industry is still a bastion of the economy, reports Patrick Leniston of EC Harris
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in June 2008
This month’s data reveals that private registrations are at 40% of the level they were a year ago.
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Planning applications: June 2008
Applications have risen by some 180 projects in London and the South-east over the past month
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in May 2008
This month’s data shows private sector registrations have halved in a year
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FeaturesCountry focus: Russia
With spending on construction rising rapidly and the Winter Olympics on the horizon, Russia is a happy hunting ground for building opportunities. Just beware the risks involved, says EC Harris’ Mike Pearce
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Planning applications: May 2008
Planning applications have remained steady across the country since last month
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in April 2008
The private sector plummets in April, but social housing completions climb by more than 50%
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FeaturesCountry focus: Ireland
The Irish economy has doubled in the past decade, and construction has been an important part of that. The emphasis is now moving from housing to infrastructure, says Richard Fitzpatrick of EC Harris
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Planning applications: April 2008
There are still a few reasons to be cheerful if you’re in the South-east, as Bellway carries on regardless
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FeaturesCost model: Schools
It’s a critical time for BSF. With the programme’s first schools just open and large-scale building starting, local authorities will begin to find out if the effort has been worthwhile. Simon Rawlinson and David Long of Davis Langdon review the issues of design and delivery