More news – Page 2826
-
NewsWhy the government's housing bail out won't make a big impact
There's not much new money in Gordon Brown's housing package, but our columnist has a contentious idea for raising more cash
-
NewsStamp duty reprieve boosts housebuilders' shares
Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey and Bovis Homes shares jump 8-10% in wake of government housing market aid package
-
NewsArmy transports £3.4m turbine through Taliban territory
Massive turbine for Afghan hydroelectric dam project takes 100 vehicles five days to carry over dangerous route
-
News
Fire hits $1.5bn hotel on Dubai Palm
Welders are thought to have started the fire in the dome of the Atlantis hotel which is due to open this month
-
NewsExperts criticise Scottish plans to compensate pleural plaque victims
Insurers, health and legal experts give evidence to Holyrood's justice committee saying new asbestos legislation is a mistake
-
News
Builders among six killed in US shooting spree
Deputy sheriff also shot dead in rampage by vagrant with links to building trade
-
News
Virtual reality centre will train future construction managers
Training centre with high-tech simulators is due to open in Coventry next year
-
NewsInterserve consortium completes three new schools for Leeds BSF
First three schools of the £250m city's BSF programme are handed over to Education Leeds
-
NewsMeet the house made of pallets
Ingenious homes built from shipping pallets could rehouse disaster victims and refugees
-
NewsGreen factors tumble off tenants' wish list
'Difficult conditions' wipe out office sustainability gains
-
Comment
Phew - Thank you Evan Davis for restoring some sanity
I freely admit this is an indulgent blog and rather outside what I see as my scope, but I felt an obligation to make some points on the subject of the attacks on Alistair Darling and to record a thank you to Evan Davis of the BBC for saving me ...
-
NewsShocking stuff
Thanks to Elise Phoenix of Spectrum Acoustic Consultants for this picture, which she took in the Maldives.
-
NewsHill signs £5m contract for Indian technology epicenter
Consultant project manager on SmartCity Kochi business park featuring a sustainable township
-
NewsEducation expert joins EC Harris
Consultant appoints Simon Lucas as partner and education sector leader
-
NewsAbolishing empty rates relief: a half-baked idea
The government’s new charge on empty business premises, intended to stimulate redevelopment and bring empty property back into use, is in disarray
-
NewsKnowles hosts seminars to help firms battle credit crunch
Seminars will be aimed at contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, construction employers, architects, engineers and project managers
-
NewsGovernment's housing package will help struggling homeowners, says expert
But Richard Capie of the Chartered Institute of Housing says social housing is over reliant on section 106
-
NewsStamp duty holiday for homes under £175k
Darling gives one-year tax freeze to lower-priced homes in boost for housing market
-
NewsBoom and bust in Birmingham
Not long ago people were queuing to buy city centre appartments, now you can pick up a ‘luxury’ flat for a fraction of the price
-
NewsHomes and Communities Agency hires Taylor Wimpey’s Terry Fuller
Fuller becomes one of nine regional directors as agency announces raft of senior appointments