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Comment
We are on a perilous road to the new normal – but at least it’s exciting
Yesterday I went to an excellent conference organised by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. I know it was good because I came away with a headache and a slightly befuddled mind, but invigorated nevertheless.What made it more interesting was that on the train into London I read Martin Wolf’s column ...
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NewsLow land prices lead Galliford Try to £6.4m profit
Turnover and completions down but housebuilder increases landbank
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NewsGleeson enjoys modest recovery
Housebuilder posts £0.3m profit but downplays return to confidence
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NewsBarratt cuts pre-tax loss to £127.4m
Higher selling prices boost housebuilder's operating margin
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NewsKier's revenue falls to £989m
Construction division hit worst with expected revenue reduced by 14.6%
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NewsTravis Perkins' profit slumps 11%
Chief executive describes trading conditions as 'most difficult' in group's history
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NewsOpen source planning: naive, stupid or cynical?
The Tories revealed their planning policy this week, and the phrase 'barking' comes to mind
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NewsKieran Timberlake to design US embassy in London
Philadelphia-based architect beat three other firms to contract for building in Nine Elms
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NewsThe Tory planning conundrum
A Conservative government would hand planning powers over to local communities, but how will it reconcile this policy with the need for new housing?
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NewsBAM selected for £600m Somerset BSF
BAM will work with consortium of over 30 firms to finance, design and build new schools
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NewsMorgan Sindall profit falls 28% to £45m
Strong growth in infrastructure partially offsets sharp falls in revenue at fit out and regeneration divisions
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NewsCut VAT and create 50,000 jobs, says coalition
Cut the VAT group says up to 24,000 construction jobs could be created if VAT was cut on home improvement work
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NewsMinerva profit bounces back
Developer posts half-year profit of £45.6m and sees value of investments rise by almost 10%
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NewsMcBains Cooper to target Brazilian market with local ally
Civil engineer Concremat to help contractor win work on $231bn PPP programme
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NewsHeathrow's third runway to face legal challenge
Protesters set to argue that government approval of the scheme was based on flawed consultation process
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NewsNakheel finance boss leaves amid spate of redundancies
Parent company Dubai World due to present repayment plan for $22bn of debt to creditors next month
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NewsPoliticians call on Crossrail to reveal costs
London Assembly says Crossrail should set out forecast costs and contingency for each stage of project
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NewsV&A ceiling scoops plastering award
Subcontractor David Andrews Construction picks up prize at FPDC Plaisterers Awards 2009
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Comment
Open Source Planning: naive, stupid or cynical?
If you think that the economy is posing a problem for house builders, you might want to consider the planning proposals put forward by the Conservatives.“Jaw dropping” was one phrase that an expert on planning matters put to me. “Concerning” was the more sedate and political word chosen by the ...
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NewsTories release planning green paper
Proposals include scrapping centrally-set housing targets and a presumption in favour of sustainable development