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Bonfire of the houses
Help to Buy will have a sting in the tail in terms of cost and repayment - not to mention house price inflation - and could end badly
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Where will EU regulation go next?
Sustainable building policy in Europe is evolving and it looks like future regulations will go way beyond energy performance
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Call for space labels for new homes
Housing Forum report says mandatory labelling would drive up standards without regulation
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Cross-party panel calls for incentives to save Green Deal
A cross-party panel of MPs and experts describes flagship energy saving scheme as ‘financially unattractive’ and ‘overly complicated’
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Network Rail wins consulting role on £4.8bn Sydney rail project
Network Rail’s consulting business has won a role on a £4.8bn rail project in Australia.
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David Cameron downgrades role of housing minister
Prime minister’s ministerial reshuffle sees junior minister Kris Hopkins appointed in place of Mark Prisk as housing minister
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Firms on alert as £5bn schools framework launched
The government’s schools capital agency is set to launch a new £5bn regional framework for refurbishment and smaller new build jobs
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Simplicity is the key to BIM FM
Clients have many reasons not to use BIM, but mainly it’s because we as an industry are making it unnecessarily complex for them
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What's allowable under allowable solutions?
The government’s consultation on the next steps to zero carbon homes is a chance to argue for the inclusion of embodied carbon
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House sales hit four-year high
News comes as government launches mortgage guarantee element of Help to Buy
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Atkins wins £75m Riyadh Metro role
Atkins wins lead design role for three metro lines on massive Riyadh Metro project
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Benoy’s profit jumps 30%
Architect reports increase in revenue and profit, but director takes 80% pay cut
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Travelodge calls for councils to invest in hotel construction
Hotel chain calls for councils to use their access to development finance to help fund the construction of new hotels
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Don't treat housing ministers like premiership managers
Alastair Stewart on why getting rid of the first housing minister in years who knew anything about the industry is a mistake
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VHH unveils plans for Richard III's tomb
Architect van Heyningen and Haward has revealed final design proposals for Richard III’s tomb at Leicester Cathedral
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Be aware of serial defects clauses
A recurring clause in civils work contracts on wind farms can be problematic
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Mark Prisk sacked from role as housing minister
Prisk says he has been asked to step down from role as housing minister to make way for ‘younger generation’
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Colombia is hungry for growth
The US government may be shutting up shop, but another country in the americas is open for business
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Waterman increases dividend as profit dips
Engineer confident that UK market is returning to growth