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Construction lacks visible leadership, shows research
Managers and directors cannot identify influential leaders among industry chiefs, CIOB survey finds
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Huddersfield gets go-ahead for £175m regeneration
Strategic Sites revised scheme includes new college building, offices and homes plus canal upgrade and public square
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Treasury bails out Bradford & Bingley to stabilise economy
Nationalisation of mortgage business and sale to Santander will safeguard customers' savings
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Contract wins keep Jarvis profit on track
Rail contractor's £20m of new contracts balance out falling freight volumes
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Is buy-to-let really screwed? No, according to the figures. But...
What is all this about the "particularly hard-hit buy-to-let market" I keep hearing about in reports about the demise of Bradford & Bingley?The thing is, I tend to follow the figures a bit and was not aware of any of the "reliable" variety that had pointed to BTL being "particularly ...
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Are house prices sliding towards a cliff?
A snap survey by RICS has backed up the figures produced by Hometrack that homebuyers are demanding increasingly savage discounts from sellers.Hometrack puts that average discount at 10%, whereas RICS suggests 9%. But either way there will be a spread around that figure, so there will be some pretty deep ...
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Claffey House aims for BREEAM 'excellent'
Aedas' zero-carbon design includes rooftop photovoltaic array and ground source heat pump
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Rising demand for 'green collar' workers puts pressure on domestic skills market
Royal Haskoning warns growing eco-consciousness reveals skills gap that will hit construction industries
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Housing slump halves turnover at MJ Gleeson
Regeneration specialist reports loss on back of reduced sales and costs of cutting staff
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REHAU installs ground air heat exchanger system at Dorset school
AWADUKT Thermo ground air heat exchanger system will provide a renewable source of controlled ventilation
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Abu Dhabi: The fast show
To kick off our increased coverage of the Middle East, Dan Stewart reports from one of the most frenetic – yet sustainable – construction booms on the planet
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RICS consultancy form: A false friend
The RICS’ forms for appointing consultants may be easy to use, but they have some distinctly hostile implications for those who sign them without amendment
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Making this country grate
How can we beat Beijing at hosting Olympic Games and improve our place in the medal table? Well, we can make the most of our Britishness. Chris Addison explains how
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Industry lobbies for tougher regulation of short-selling
Senior figures call for checks on the practice after spectacular falls in housebuilders’ shares
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Berkeley Group mothballs large regeneration schemes
Pidgley buys smaller sites from distressed housebuilders for a quarter of asking price
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Enterprise Managed Services Limited v East Midland Contracting Limited
The CaseThe Claimant sought to reverse the decision of an adjudicator, by which the adjudicator had decided that the Claimant was obliged to pay the Defendant the sum of £1,131,668.29 as damages for breach of contract. The parties to the Sub-Contract continued to place orders and undertake work under the ...
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Minerva shares plummet as Dubai group pulls out of takeover talks
Rescue bid from Limitless falls through, causing developer's shares to plunge 40%
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Academies framework to expand to £4bn worth of contracts
Expansion set to double size of framework deal, opening up opportunities for contractors seeking public sector work
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Construction Act payment rules: Unspeakable
One problem that has bedevilled the Construction Act’s payment rules is finding a few simple sentences that explain what they actually are …
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Sustainable? They’re having you on
Much of what passes for sustainable architecture is nothing of the sort; it’s PR masquerading as environmental engineering. Robert Adam tells us what green building really means