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NewsLink between poor housing and tuberculosis highlighted
Initiative aims to improve health by delivering better housing in London borough of Brent
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NewsTube Lines goes to court over £327m row with London Underground
PPP contractor files claim form at TCC after adjudicator dismissed its argument in January
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NewsMarco Polo Tower wins Mipim award
Fifty-five meter high apartement block in Germany by Behnisch Architekten scoops residential award at this year's Mipim
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Leicestershire firm fined £10k over safety at height breaches
Cobham Advanced Composites pleades guilty after three employees worked at height without adequate safety measures
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Comment
Stamp duty - a tax rise that looks set to win votes
There is obvious glee within the housing market about the prospects of a two-year period free of stamp duty for those first-time buyers who purchase properties worth less than £250,000.The £250,000 threshold captures practically all of them, with significantly less than 10% of exceptions that will be mainly resident in ...
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NewsCouncil backs West Ham's bid for Olympic stadium
Newham local authority to join forces with the football club to take on the 2012 venue after the London Games
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NewsHealth minister unveils innovative hospital designs
Washroom pod among prototypes revealed as part of “Design for Patient Dignity” programme
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NewsFocus on the here and now Mr Darling
The chancellor has the opportunity to really drive investement in the built environment. Here's what he should do
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NewsTribal puts Nightingale Associates up for sale
Architect practice put on the market following review of consultant's business
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NewsBabcock secures £1.33bn acquisition of VT Group
Babcock says combined group will focus on defence, nuclear and infrastructure sectors
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NewsHenry Boot posts £12m loss
Contractor predicts 'patchy' recovery following £22.4m writedown on land
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NewsNouvel to design Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Jean Nouvel has been invited to design 10th Serpentine Pavilion and his first UK building
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NewsSeverfield-Rowen's revenues fall 11% to £349m
Pre-tax profit at structural steel specialist is down 5% to £49.8m while operating margins rose slightly
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NewsCostain wins £60m Welsh Water framework
Five-year contract will see delivery of both clean and waste water programmes
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Comment
Comforting data ahead of the budget
As the Chancellor Alistair Darling puts his final touches to the Budget he will be relieved by the recent spate of comforting data.Last Wednesday we had employment statistics showing that the unemployment was falling.On Thursday the figures on public finances were far healthier than expected, with the Institute for Fiscal ...
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Comment
Focus on the here and now Mr Darling
With the sound of warnings from the European Commission ringing in Alistair Darling’s ears that his plans to halve the UK’s £178 billion deficit in four years “lacks ambition”, just what should be announced in Wednesday’s Budget?What is likely is that it won’t contain as much detail as many, including ...
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NewsFree-runners let loose on BIG's buildings
Buildings designed by Bjarke Ingels Group are the backdrop to a film on urban parkour that is now out on DVD
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NewsDarling's dilemma
The City wants action to deal with the deficit, construction wants a commitment to spending - how will the chancellor strike a balance in his Budget?