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NewsBoris may veto Allies & Morrison's Waterloo towers despite council approval
Veto feared after Lambeth council gives consent to Elizabeth House scheme against the mayor's wishes
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Taylor Wimpey may be forced to sell US and Spanish arms
Disposal could be condition of raising funds from sale of 30% stake to private equity firms
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CommentVictorious losers
EU rules insist that public contracts be run in a fair and open way. So, if you miss out, and you think the client wasn’t fair, you can ask a court for damages. A lot of damages …
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Crunch brings directors’ pay rises to a grinding halt
… but Derbyshire contractor Bowmer & Kirkland bucks trend to award its best-paid director £8.6m
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Tube Lines reports 24% increase in profit last year
Tube maintenance consortium Tube Lines has boosted pre-tax profit by 24% to £73.1m in the year ended 31 December 2007.
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NewsSocial housing may be excused from green targets
Housing Corporation admits homes bought from private developers may not meet code level three
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in June 2008
This month’s data reveals that private registrations are at 40% of the level they were a year ago.
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Crunch brings directors’ pay rises to a grinding halt
… but Derbyshire contractor Bowmer & Kirkland bucks trend to award its best-paid director £8.6m
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Party Wall Act: Good news for good neighbours
A recent decision on the Party Wall Act means that those who consent to a party wall notice are still protected by the act if a dispute arises
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CommentWebmaster review: Rafael Viñoly website
The website of Rafael Viñoly boasts the benefits of pure Flash, but that has drawbacks too
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NewsManchester court is favourite to win Stirling prize
Denton Corker Marshall’s Civil Justice Centre is the bookies’ choice but the result is ‘difficult to call’
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370% rise in firms facing severe financial difficulties
Almost five times more construction companies face “critical problems” than this time last year, new figures show.
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Prison plans may spell end for Norfolk eco-town
Developer says it will abandon scheme if Ministry of Justice prison on former airbase site is approved
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NewsIndustry divided over Construction Act reform
Industry trade bodies remain divided over the draft of the revamped Construction Act, unveiled by the government this week, writes Dan Stewart.
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Sharewatch - hope on the horizon?
Housebuilding shares continued their hesitant recovery over the past seven days as flickers of good news emerged and hedge funds reined in their short-selling activity.
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Olympic worker seriously injured on site …
A worker on the Olympic park has spent the past month in hospital after a site accident
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T Clarke unaffected by crunch
Electrical contractor T Clarke has said its trading for the six months ended 30 June 2008 has not been hit by the credit crunch.
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ODA admits 20% chance it may overrun its budget
The Olympic Delivery Authority has admitted that there is a 20% chance it will use more than its original contingency budget to build the venues for the 2012 Games.
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Minerva set to accept £258m offer from Dubai group
Property group Minerva is set to accept a £258m takeover offer from Dubai real estate group Limitless.