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NewsLocal councils have lost nearly £2.7bn in crash
Survey by Local Government Association reveals low interest rates on cash deposits have hit council income hard
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NewsCorby council could pay £4m costs to birth defect families
Judge awards interim payment of £1.6m for legal bill of mothers exposed to poisonous waste
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NewsNew homes are too small, finds Cabe survey
Design watchdog discovers new-build private-sector homes in and around London have inadequate space for normal activity
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NewsMiddle East growth helps drive Interserve profit up 18%
Rise in UK public sector work also lies behind strong first-half results for maintenance and building group
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine wins Glasgow velodrome job
2012 Olympic stadium builder appointed to £116m cycling venue to be used for the Commonwealth Games
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How to stop suicidal bidding: punish the abusers
Let's start with an assertion: Suicidal bidding in construction is not consistent with fair trade and is not in the best interests of the consumer, the client, the industry or the long-term prosperity of the nation.It's a view. It has merit, particularly in the eyes of those who witnessed the ...
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CML provides further evidence of the housing market becoming more buoyant
The Council of Mortgage Lenders today adds yet more weight to the view that the housing market is in a period of stability if not growth.Its June figures show a 23% increase in the number of home loans over the past month taking the total to a level not seen ...
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Survey shows widening North-South house price divide
The latest RICS survey out today adds yet more evidence to suggest a widening north-south gap in the housing market.Prices are now rising robustly in the equity-rich, high housing-demand south, while for most of Britain house prices remain on a downward slope. The exception to the north-south split is Scotland, ...
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NewsHyder nabs two Crossrail jobs
Winners of six design contracts on £16bn rail project revealed today
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NewsTop five reader comments: 10 August
Haymills workers on the agonies of uncertainty… while Bonny Prince Charlie causes aggro again (twice) and Boris perplexes
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NewsCPA 'gloomy' after fall in public sector output
Contractors, manufacturers and specialists all reported falls in activity over second quarter of this year
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NewsHouse prices forecast to rise next year
New CEBR predictions suggest a further 3% decline this year but 2% higher prices by the end of 2010
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NewsBAA unveils latest plans for Foster's new Heathrow terminal
First phase of the building formerly known as Heathrow East will be complete in 2013
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NewsFirst-half profit falls 28% at Morgan Sindall
But contractor says it remains confident of meeting expectations for the year
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NewsTen framework partners sought for £300m of Tube civils work
Transport for London puts work on seven London Underground lines out to tender
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NewsJames May walks across Atkins' Meccano bridge in Liverpool
BBC presenter makes virgin crossing over bridge engineered entirely from toy components
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NewsOne million evacuated as typhoon hits China
Winds of up to 74mph destroy thousands of homes across the south-east pf the country
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NewsCould the torment almost be over?
The CPA may still be predicting gloom, but there has been a notable drop in the rate of decline
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Construction trade survey confirms worsening slump
The latest trade survey covering both the contracting and materials sectors underlines both the depth and the rate of decline in the construction sector with pessimism rampant across all sectors.As in all surveys there are glimmers of light and hope. The survey, compiled by the Construction Products Association, showed that ...
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Forecasters call the bottom of the house price slump
The increasing stretch of stable house prices is leading forecasters to call the bottom of the slump.The Nationwide late last month tentatively said it may be time to think the unthinkable that house prices may exit 2009 higher than they entered it.Last week much was made of the RICS saying ...