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NewsBudget 2009: the industry responds
Industry figures offer their responses to Alistair Darling's budget
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NewsBudget 2009: as it happened
Updates as they happened from Alistair Darling's Budget plus reaction and what it means for construction
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NewsBanks stump up for £5bn M25 widening
Scheme's preferred bidder successfully secures entire funding without recourse to PFI rescue fund
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NewsEngineers warn chancellor not to neglect infrastructure
ACE highlights long-term risks if the Budget fails to maintain investment in the built environment
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NewsWimbledon unveils Centre Court's sliding roof
Designed by HOK Sport and Capita Symonds the roof can be closed in ten minutes
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NewsGoverment injects £300m into stalled college schemes
Extra money announced in today’s budget will mean small number of the 144 stalled schemes will restart
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NewsHouse sales soar 40% in March
Government data shows 13% monthly rise even after adjustment for seasonal trends
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NewsPublic borrowing hits post-war record high
Chancellor will have to issue £200bn of government bonds this year to cover debt
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NewsTreasury review reveals scope for £11bn property savings
Procurement and management efficiency are targeted as areas for savings over 10-year period
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NewsDubai developers to get second $10bn bail out this year
Government says the first $10m is already feeding through to contractors
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NewsBudget 2009: 'an opportunity missed to safeguard jobs'
Contractors and builders give their latest reactions to Alistair Darling's package of measures for the construction industry
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NewsBudget 2009: 'this talk of efficiency is too little and too late'
QSs give their latest reactions to the chancellor's package of measures to help the construction industry
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NewsBudget 2009: 'this will do little to increase the housing supply'
The housebuilding industry gives its latest reactions to the funding and measures announced by the chancellor
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NewsBudget 2009: 'little positive news for architecture'
In the industry's latest reaction to the chancellor's speech, the RIBA president finds the government's investment plans wanting
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NewsBudget 2009: 'funding will make a real difference to green businesses'
The industry's latest reactions to the chancellor's success in putting sustainability issues at the heart of the spending agenda
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NewsAldar to set up JV for Al Raha Beach scheme
Developer links up with investor to develop Al Remila section of waterfront city development
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Home sales perk up in March
Another little ray of good news for estate agents and house builders came from the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs for property transactions.They do provide a hint of a glimmer of hope that the housing market may be experiencing some revival, with the highest level of monthly sales ...
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Chancellor provides optimism in the gloom...and that's what's worrying
The direct measures aimed at construction-related activities and businesses in the 2009 Budget will be welcomed in some quarters, mainly among the house builders.Though I am not so sure I would go with the instant view from the surveyors' body RICS that: "Measures announced by the Chancellor will help move ...
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Budget reaction: The impact on built assets
The Budget has placed built assets at the heart of nurturing economic recovery, achieving efficiency savings and delivering better public service outcomes. The Chancellor is now forecasting a budget deficit of £175 billion this year and £173 billion in 2010/11, peaking at 79% of GDP in 2013/14. He is also ...
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Construction job vacancies evaporate as recession bites
The latest batch of employment figures provides little comfort to the thousands of construction workers who are now looking for jobs, as vacancies in the industry have plunged deeper.The figures show that in the three months to March this year there were 12,000 recorded vacancies for jobs in construction. This ...