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NewsDisputes in the UAE: Arbitration options
With the number of construction disputes set to double in Dubai this year, Francis Ho guides you through the local options for those who wish to arbitrate their disputes
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NewsBrown pledges £1bn for growing businesses
Prime minister stresses importance of green economy as he announces plan to set up national investment corporation
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NewsBacklog of million homes by 2010 predicted
Report warns of 150,000-home supply gap this year as production hits 80-year low
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NewsCouncils invited to bid for 1,200 homes cash
Housing minister announces plans to create 3,000 more apprentices as council home funding is released
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NewsJubilee upgrade delays to be fined at £10m a month
Consortium of Amey and Bechtel admits it will miss Christmas deadline for underground upgrade
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NewsCityscape Dubai blog: Sense of anticipation missing
Is Dubai just down - or down and out? We'll be taking the temperature of the emirate's construction industry at giant property expo Cityscape next week. Stephen Fidler kicks off our series of reports on this year's event.
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NewsMitie predicts single-digit growth despite housing delays
Mitie says first half results will up on 2008 despite challenging conditions in housing and fit-out markets
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NewsTolent profit decimated to £110,000
Contractor's turnover is down 40% on back of redundancy and reorganisation costs
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NewsMortgage lending hits £1bn seven-month high
Industry hopes rise as secured loans double since November last year
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NewsNazi massacre site scheme stopped in Kiev
Plans to build a hotel for football fans on the site of a massacre have been shelved
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NewsBAA spent £90m buying up Stansted property
Airport operator says it has bought around 270 properties affected by a proposed second runway
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NewsRoofing firm fined £6k over worker fall
Lancashire-based Webber Trading found guilty of health and safety breaches after worker suffered serious injury
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NewsCoventry University opens technology institute
Associated Architects reveals £5.2m building dedicated to therapy-based product development
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NewsVideo: Ministers commit to World Green Building Day
To mark World Green Building Day the UK Green Building Council launched a campaign to promote carbon savings from buildings
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Comment
How much has the recession cost house builders? um...
During a conversation with a colleague on the recent spate of cash calls by house builders I was quizzed on how much damage the recession had done to their balance sheets.I made a stab (a lucky guess as it turned out), but I should have had a number at my ...
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Economy not as bad as we thought thanks to construction
The fall in GDP wasn't as big as we thought thanks to stronger than estimated construction activity. That is the assessment of the statisticians who put together the national accounts.But is this good news or bad news for construction?The statisticians take was that construction output in the UK fell 0.8% ...
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NewsTerry Farrell aquarium plans dead in the water
London Development Agency pulls out of deal with devloper Silvertown Quays on £1.5bn east London project
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Tender of the day: £6m Middlesex sports hall
Tender for contract in Middlesex closes in October
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NewsMinister commits to high-speed Scotland to London rail link
Transport secretary vows to press ahead with Crossrail and introduce high-speed line as soon as practically possible