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NewsLib Dems want £1m-property tax
Nick Clegg to announce 0.5% levy on most valuable homes at party's annual conference
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NewsLand Secs sells share of Bullring for £210m
Developer has sold its one third ownership of Birmingham shopping centre to Australian government investment fund
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NewsHCA reveals plans to kickstart private rental initiative
Chief executive says homes agency aims to provide a ‘menu of options’ to support those interested in the scheme
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NewsMortgages fall 13% in August
Figures from Council of Mortgage Lenders show a decline on lending in July but underlying lending has 'stabilised'
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NewsCabe's party games
A giant jigsaw took centre stage at the design watchdog's 10th birthday celebrations at the Saatchi gallery
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Couple plan £90m hotel on derelict Soho site
Husband and wife team to develop London boutique hotel and housing on site left untouched since the Blitz
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In with the old
Reusing existing buildings is set to be the next big thing because it is greener and cheaper than new build
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In with the old
Reusing existing buildings is set to be the next big thing because it is greener and cheaper than new build. Hampshire council's refurbished headquarters has kicked off this trend; a gas guzzling sixties eyesore has been transformed into one of the UK’s most energy efficient offices. It pioneers a way ...
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Tender of the day: £8.5m demolition and extension in Canterbury
Tender for Beaney Institute contract closes on 2 October
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FeaturesPhilip Youell interview: ‘We read the market right’
No new major schemes in the UK or Europe, a global recession and the collapse of business in Dubai. So why is EC Harris so bullish? Chief executive Philip Youell explains how his re-engineering of the (former) cost consultant has been vindicated
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NewsAn apprentice's tale
When Allan Lamb was laid off at the end of last year, his career was put on hold, but thanks to the apprenticeship matching service he has found a new job
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FeaturesGetting through Christmas: Hays contractors' salary survey 2009
There may be the odd sign of spring in some sectors, but the labour market is stuck in the bleak midwinter – as this year’s contractors’ salary guide makes clear
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NewsFoster + Partners in bid to build in outer space
Practice joins European consortium interested in investigating idea of settlements on the Moon
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NewsOlympic bosses fight over shock maintenance bill
ODA and Locog lock horns over ‘£90m’ cost of running facilities between completion and Games
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NewsRemembering 9/11: September 11 Memorial
The final elements of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum wez`re unveiled in New York this week
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NewsThe bat cave: Architecturally-designed bat home
London’s first architect-designed home for bats opened this week at the London Wetland Centre in Barnes
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NewsRichard Rogers to quit London mayor's design advisor role
Architect to relinquish positions on Boris Johnson’s design advisory and Great Spaces panels
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NewsFormer Alfred McAlpine directors jailed for fraud
Senior construction executives made up about £10m of expected payments, and deceived auditors by showing them stockpiles of slate with the other crates empty
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NewsPay deal staves off power station strikes
Electrical Construction Industry Association and unions came to agreement over salary rise last night
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NewsMinisters plan spending cuts
Chancellor holds series of cabinet meetings to identify which programmes to target