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CommentLife after debt
Before you know it, UK plc is going to be staggering under a real debt burden of £2 trillion. Here’s Kevin Cammack’s simple survival guide
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NewsAlways check the paperwork: Keith Lamming vs Revenue & Customs
Our Fenwick Elliott experts run through the case of Keith Lamming vs Revenue & Customs Commissioners
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NewsIan Lucas confirmed as new construction minister
MP for Wrexham will become ninth person to hold the position in eight years
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NewsTop five reader comments: 11 June
Why school acoustics are so vital, worries over zero-carbon homes, and cynicism about the house price recovery
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NewsGovernment withholds £500m of NHS funding
Move is first sign of the rigourous cuts that are likely to hit health sector during the recession
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NewsWestminster council gives Chelsea Barracks boost
Controversial Rogers scheme looks set to win planning on 18 June
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NewsMPs slam 'over-optimism' of BSF
Accounts committee says 'poor planning' has led to 'widespread disappointment' at pace of school rebuilding
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NewsBouygues fined £160,000 for worker death
Contractor pleaded guilty to breaching regulations after man was killed by a reversing vehicle
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NewsArchitects of demolished buildings seek solace online
Rubble Club support group highlights 'unnecessarily' high level of demolition
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NewsFlood warnings for North of England
Further weather damage expected today after deluges yesterday in Sheffield and Derbyshire
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NewsBeijing Olympics trio top Lubetkin prize shortlist
Buildings in Ireland, Germany and Sri Lanka complete RIBA international shortlist
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Comment
And the good news is...
The uber-bearish traders in house price futures appear to have softened their view on the depth of the slump in house prices quite markedly over the past month or so.At the turn of the year you could have bought a notional average house three years hence on the futures market ...
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The orders figures and public spending fears point to industry chaos ahead - need it be so?
The good news is that after the monstrous distraction over the past month cause by raking over expense claims made by MPs we are getting back to debate about things that really will shape our lives - notably how much dosh there is (or rather isn't) in the Treasury coffers ...
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NewsHow the Trojan War was won
Clearly at least these Greeks are utterly fearless – even gravity holds no terrors
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NewsTop five reader comments: 10 June
A positive spin on the ever-changing minister, anger over safety negligence, and which offers better value – RIBA or a Nectar card?
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NewsHousing activity rises but prices set for further falls
Buyers may be rushing to the estate agents but, with prices still falling, sellers aren't following suit
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NewsHouse prices on the rise, says government
Communities department figures reveal that the average price of a house rose 1.1% during April
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News7.5% fall in European construction output expected
Forecasts predict positive year only for Switzerland and Poland before return to growth in 2011
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NewsFall in commercial development activity slows
Savills' data for May shows smallest contraction in development activity for 18 months
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NewsFive contractors picked for £400m roads framework
Interserve, Carillion, Birse Civils, a BAM Nuttall and Hanson JV, and a Costain JV with Lafarge Aggregates appointed by Highways Agency