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CommentDid construction really propel the UK economy this spring?
What were the factors behind the 6.6% growth in construction output in the second quarter?
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CommentConstruction Growth Drives Economic Recovery? Really?
ONS said that GDP in 2010 Q2 grew at double the rate that macroeconomic forecasters were anticipating and that the main driver was construction... really?
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NewsDemand falls for commercial property
RICS report shows lettings for business property slipped in second quarter of this year
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WSP's profit drops 3.2%
Consultant blames ’challenging trading conditions’ as profit drops to £18.3m
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NewsGet Carter car park demolition starts
Owen Luder’s iconic brutalist structure makes way for £150m Tesco regeneration scheme
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NewsHouse prices fall for first time in 15 months
New data from Hometrack shows house prices falling for the first time since April 2009
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FeaturesInternational salary survey 2010: Foreign office
As the UAE continues to struggle, other areas are emerging as career hotspots for workers who want to see the world
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CommentThe times they have a-changed
When the head of construction at John Lewis says competitive tendering gets projects done for 10% less than partnering, it’s clear the paradigm has shifted
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NewsTfL puts new work on hold as it fights to save Bond Street
Letter reveals scale of cost-cutting as fears grow that Crossrail interchange could be axed
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News'Several hundred' in Atkins redundancy talks
Government cuts could force QS to slash transport division workforce
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CommentCollateral damage: Liability under collateral warranties
Leaseholders or buyers of buildings should be able to pre-empt arguments from contractors to escape liability under collateral warranties
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NewsWates poaches Laing O'Rourke's education boss
Stephen Beechey is to run Wates’ PPP schemes as group investment director
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CommentThe beggar’s banquet
The Scottish courts have expressed their opinion about whether the loser of an adjudication has to pay the winner if that winner appears to be on Carey Street
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FeaturesChatham Dockyard's salvage operation
Returning a wrecked building to public use is tough enough at the best of times, but when your main contractor goes under, the pressure piles on. Stephen Kennett hears how Chatham Dockyard overcame adversity to open its new cultural hub for the summer tourist season
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NewsMoD: ‘We’re still spending’
Defence Estates procurement chief says he has plenty of work to hand out despite £50m cuts
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NewsArticle 25 to build new schools in earthquake-hit Haiti
The UK-based charity will build 20-30 new schools across Haiti, six months after the earthquake hit.
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NewsCPC Group and Qatari Diar settle over Chelsea Barracks dispute
Former consortium partners reach agreement after tension over the development of Chelsea Barracks.
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NewsODA bosses claim £56,000 in expenses
Construction director claims most while chief exec spent just £99 entertaining
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Housing starts drop by 15% in June amid recovery fears
Largest fall since 2008 comes as Rightmove reports fall in asking prices for first time this year
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Banks to shelve Crest sale in favour of refinancing
Debt restructuring deal preferred after Horizon’s £335m bid for housebuilder deemed too low