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Are UK houses really worth 6% more than a year ago?
The final Halifax index for 2009 has been released and it settles on a December 2009 average house price 5.6% above that of December 2008.This is roughly in line with the figures from Nationwide which show a 5.9% rise.It is easy from this to draw the conclusion that on average ...
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NewsBuilding the Burj
Building interviews the structural engineer who worked on the Burj Dubai in the week it officially opened
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NewsSite safety as the ultimate snakes and ladders
The Swiss take a no-holds-barred approach to safety, invoking even the grim reaper to produce compliance through sheer terror – but with a sense of fun, too
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NewsWorkload drops as snow falls
Construction output figures show us the huge impact a cold snap like this can have on projects and losses construction suffers
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NewsCamberwell blaze was second on Greenacre Homes site in six weeks
Blaze this morning on timber frame site follows fire in Peckham in November last year
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NewsSnow holds up work on 2012 aquatics centre
Safety issues resulting from bad weather affect activity across London's Olympic park
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NewsStalled Silken hotel bought by main creditor
Subsidiary of bank that put Foster-designed scheme into administration scoops it up after Middle Eastern bidder pulls out
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NewsExperts warn recession may cause on-site danger
“Drastic reduction” in health and safety budgets and rise in site managers’ responsibilities could increase number of injuries
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NewsA lesson in igloo-building
Pair of builders spend seven hours and use 1,000 ice blocks on snow structure
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Workload drops as the snow falls
When we suffered a cold snap back in February last year I looked at the impact of the great freeze of 1962/63 on construction output. In a word it was huge.So, as I walked into work this morning chipper as a child as I trudge though inches of snow and ...
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NewsGovernment launches boiler scrappage scheme
Householders to get £400 towards new energy-efficient boiler if old boiler G-rated or worse
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NewsScots set for £400m Highlands green power line
Ministers expected to approve 137-mile line to connect renewables to national grid despite 18,000 objections
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NewsNew hydroelectric power station planned for North-east
Construction to start this year on Northumbrian Water and RWE Npower Renewables £2.5m green power plant
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NewsWiltshire college's £37m scheme hit by LSC cash crisis
Campus development scheme abandoned in wake of LSC funding debacle
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NewsFive last Crossrail design contracts awarded
Mott Macdonald, Atkins and Parsons Brinckerhoff secure work on £16bn London rail link
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NewsEnding in a whimper
Figures from buyers' body CIPS showed the industry continued to decline in December
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NewsYear ends with 22nd consecutive monthly contraction
Data reveals little change since November, but chief executive of CIPS is upbeat about outlook
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NewsStarting up your own business, part seven: A job at last?
Just as you run out of ideas and even the dog's in a sulk, a promising email arrives
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NewsTipped for the topple
Is that the infamous leaning tower of Pontefract – or just an idiotically erected scaffold?