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Sharewatch: grist for the rumour mill
Despite ticking offs from the archbishops of Canterbury and York, short-sellers still gave housebuilders “a good kicking” last week, in the words of one analyst (see graph).
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FeaturesCost model: Retail development
This year marks the peak of the retail cycle. With the economy slowing, can future schemes deliver quality and innovation? Simon Rawlinson and Richard Taylor of Davis Langdon investigate
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Oakdene breaches banking covenant after £6.4m loss
The future of Oakdene Homes has been called into question after it became the first listed housebuilder to breach its banking covenants this week.
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NewsA code to live by
Last week the OFT told the housing industry it needed a new customer code of conduct. We’re on to it, says the head of a cross-industry group
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NewsToo much hot air
As of Wednesday all publicly accessible government buildings over 1,000m2, including the Houses of Parliament are required to display certificates showing their energy usage, but with trading standards saying nobody will be prosecuted for non-compliance until 2009, it seems to have been something of a soft launch.
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Government may ditch its own green standard for eco-towns
The government is considering abandoning the use of the Code for Sustainable Homes for its flagship eco-towns programme.
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NewsA hole new world
This 22-storey tower is ushering in a new wave of even more architecturally adventurous buildings in Dubai.
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How Multiplex and Cleveland Bridge freewheeled to disaster
September 2002 Cleveland Bridge (CBUK) appointed to £60m steelwork contract on Wembley stadium July-August 2004 CBUK walks off the project in a dispute over payment, claiming that Multiplex had breached its contract.
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Wembley on trial
The Cleveland Bridge vs Multiplex trial was one of the largest cases to result from the stadium project, but it certainly was not the only one. Here are three of the others …
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Councils may risk planning free-for-all
The Conservative party says it would leave councils to make all their own planning decisions, even if that meant risking a development free-for-all in some areas, writes Joey Gardiner.
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High-speed rail link promised
The Conservatives have pledged to build a £15.6bn high-speed rail line from London to Leeds instead of a third runway at Heathrow airport.
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News just in
Lord Coe, the chair of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, has described the Wembley stadium project as a “cock-up”.
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Prisk’s OFT warning
Shadow construction minister Mark Prisk has said the Office of Fair Trading needs to avoid “ambulance chasing” in its inquiry into the industry.
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FeaturesStanding seam roofing
Over 5,000m2 of Kalzip stucco-embossed, aluminium, standing seam roofing has been used on the new £24m Olympic-sized swimming pool complex at Cardiff Bay’s International Sports Village.
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Reinforced waterproofing system
M.R. Site Services has launched Roll-A-Flex, a fully reinforced waterproofing system that provides an alternative to welded joints for situations in which welding joints is impractical.
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Icopal’s Parabit Hot Melt waterproofing system
Icopal’s Parabit Hot Melt waterproofing system for inverted, green and plaza deck roofs and its Imperma SBS tanking membrane have both been awarded British Board of Agrément certificates (08/4514 & 07/4486).