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How bad will deflation be for UK construction?
The talk now is not of inflation but deflation.The latest inflation figures showed a fall for the first time in 15 months and the Prime Minister chided the opposition with the line that if this year was about inflation next year is about deflation.But what would it mean for construction?Well ...
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NHBC latest figures show deepening pain for house building in 2009
The NHBC figures for October show private sector house building plumbing new depths.The number of new registrations for the month dropped to just 3,454, compared with 14,698 last year. Taking the three months to the end of October registrations were down by 73%.While private sector completions were a shade perkier ...
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Are plunging rents a prelude to a mass buy-to-let sell off?
Here are the figures that the buy-to-let critics and cynics have been waiting for. Rents are plunging.Okay, this is only one month's figures from the surveyors' body RICS, but the many buy-to-let critics will see these as heralding a transformation of buy-to-let bulls into buy-to-let rats ready to flee the ...
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NewsMcBains Cooper appoints directors for new Leeds and Glasgow offices
Consultant plans to expand in northern and Scottish markets with new regional offices
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NewsCBI predicts 'deeper and longer' recession
Revised forecast shows 9% out of work and interest rates slashed to 1.5%
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NewsNakheel to scale back projects
Palm Islands developer says it will re-examine scale of developments in light of downturn
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NewsPrivate equity firms circle Taylor Wimpey
Oaktree, Apax, 3i and Permira mulling bids for housebuilder
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NewsWSP wins work on £300m Network Rail scheme
Consultant will scrutinise environmental performance on rail link in central Scotland
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John Doyle to close St Albans office
Concrete contractor will close office despite 19% boost in turnover
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NewsArgent chief joins mayor's new design panel
Roger Madelin will advise mayor of London on urban design alongside Richard Rogers and Sunand Prasad
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NewsBoris 'ready to sue' over third Heathrow runway
Mayor of London threatens to take legal action over airport extension
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NewsShop till you drop
Standing in an unsecured shopping trolley while working at height – what a great idea! Let's just hope his mate doesn't let go of the handle…
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Waterman buoyed by international work
Overseas and public work gives stability to engineering and environmental consultant
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NewsSeven dead in Chinese tunnel collapse
Fourteen other workers missing after incident on Hangzhou subway project
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NewsHousing workers warned of dirty needles
Ucatt issues alert on risks from discarded or deliberately planted hypodermic syringes
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NewsRider Levett Bucknall hired on £30m Edgbaston cricket scheme
QS will project manage construction of Broadway Malyan’s design for Warwickshire cricket ground expansion
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Asking prices crumble as hope of housing market recovery fades
For those who may have held lingering hopes of a lift in the housing market after the various interventions by the Government and the Bank of England of late will be disappointed by the message coming from the latest Rightmove figures.The November data suggests that increasingly desperate sellers are dropping ...
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News‘Three Gardens’ affordable housing scheme in Suffolk
Architect Riches Hawley Mikhail’s design puts sustainability at the core
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Nearly all buildings to be covered by European energy standards
Recasting of Energy Performance of Buildings directive closes loopholes and tightens net
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Landfill tax exemption expire 30 November
Consultant Rider Levett Bucknall is offering specialist advice on Capital Allowances and Land Remediation Relief