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NewsHCA insists housing stimulus won't hike prices
Homes and Communities Agency boss denies Budget housing measures could simply end up boosting house prices
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NewsCarillion to double maximum payment terms to 120 days
Exclusive: Subcontractors will have to pay fee to get money before 120 days as part of new payment system
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NewsCrane jib falls onto London building site
Exclusive: The jib of a tower crane has collapsed onto a partially-built £170m residential scheme in east London
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NewsBudget - Q&A session
Readers put questions about the Budget and outlook for construction to our panel of industry experts - read the full transcript
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NewsFrancis Ives plots Sweett return
Disaffected shareholders launch boardroom coup in bid to have former chairman re-appointed
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FeaturesBudget Q&A: Ask the experts from 1-2pm today
Ask our panel of industry experts about what was in this week’s Budget, what was left out, and the outlook for construction from 1-2pm today
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NewsElizabeth House scheme avoids public inquiry
Lambeth council approval of £600m Chipperfield-designed development will stand after Eric Pickles decides not to ‘call-in’ plans
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CommentWhat can you do when a radical and ambitious housing strategy isn’t enough?
The government’s plan to boost housing means greater risk and the potential for higher house prices
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NewsGalliford Try bags £12m Gary Neville hotel
Exclusive: Contractor overcomes competition from McLaren, Bam Construct and Bowmer Kirkland
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NewsInterserve pledges to halve carbon emissions by 2020
Contractor to increase use of recycled materials
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NewsUcatt claims blacklisting breakthrough
New ‘anti-blacklisting’ clause inserted in industry agreement following union lobbying
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NewsCritics round on £130bn mortgage guarantee
Policy of supporting homebuyers branded ‘absolutely insane’ as questions asked if it will allow homesowners to buy additional homes
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FeaturesPlanning reforms: On the move
The NPPF has opened up councils to more residential developments and, with an increasingly robust housebuilding industry preparing for growth, is the sector beginning to rally?
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Nuclear decomissioning
David Hayes, Barbra Carlisle and Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris examine how the UK’s £3bn-a-year programme is evolving to deliver greater certainty and value for money
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NewsShaftesbury Theatre: the show must go on
Bennetts Associates Architects plans to redevelop the famous theatre in London’s West End get go-ahead
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: The severe weather hasn’t helped, but still …
Construction output improved in February but was still 8% lower than a year ago
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CommentPublic Housebuilding Index: Austerity means less capital investment and a fall in activity
Private housebuilding may be on the rise but public housing contracts are 13% lower than last year
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NewsOsborne announces £3bn of capital investment
Budget: But the boost will not come into effect until 2015
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NewsBudget reaction: full round-up
A full round-up of industry reaction to today’s Budget announcement