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Features1 million homes: Hitting the mark
Housing minister Brandon Lewis has publicly stated that he wants to see over one million homes built in the next five years. But can the sector meet this challenge?
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NewsWates closes landmark Shepherd deal
Firm set to increase turnover by £300m with acquisition of Shepherd’s engineering and facilities management arms this week
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NewsLabour calls on regulators to halt Right to Buy extension
Labour’s shadow housing minister calls on regulators to investigate government proposal to extend Right to Buy to housing associations
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NewsHighways England details further £3.8bn of schemes
Infrastructure client to spend £2bn in east of England and £1.8bn in the Midlands
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NewsComo targets expansion outside London
Specialist fit-out contractor hits £1bn cumulative turnover after trading for 12 years
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NewsNorthern rail schemes 'unpaused'
Network Rail sets longer deadline for key electrification schemes that were paused in June
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NewsKhan: Mayoral contest will be 'referendum on London’s housing crisis'
Labour’s London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan vows to fight extension of Right to Buy
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Features
Building intelligence: Q2 2015
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output remained flat over the quarter, but registered above levels recorded for the same period last year. Experian Economics reports
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NewsLabour denounces Tory handling of Hinkley
Shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy accuses government of putting the UK’s security at risk
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NewsMixed reaction to Aecom UK contracting launch
Aecom’s construction services division initially targeting commercial and residential schemes
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NewsInfrastructure pipeline needs 100,000 new workers
Government-backed National Infrastructure Plan for Skills says 100,000 new recruits needed to deliver infrastructure pipeline
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CommentWe need answers
World events rumble on and we must focus on the problems we can fix. Jeremy Corbyn is right that radical action is needed to resolve the housing crisis, but his plan to print money will drag us back to the 1970s
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CommentA 10 year stretch
Those working in the Middle East should be aware of ‘decennial liability’, which makes you liable for problems with a building for up to a decade after completion
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NewsCorbyn pledges 'a decent home for everybody'
Corbyn says housing is Labour’s “top priority policy” in first conference speech as leader
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NewsTaylor Wimpey boss to lead Labour housing review
Pete Redfern will conduct an independent review of home ownership
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NewsMixing social and private housing 'does not impact prices'
Report also disproves claim that social housing drags down value of private homes - as long as it is well-designed
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NewsLabour vows to fight Right to Buy
Shadow housing minister John Healey admits it may not be possible to stop flagship Tory policy
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NewsHousing association secures £250m bond
Metropolitan becomes first association since Budget to issue bond for new housebuilding
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NewsBam appoints South east regional director
Adam Harding to be firm’s regional director for South East