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NewsEx-director buys David McLean Homes from administrators
New firm set up by group's former finance director buys housing arm out of adminstration
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NewsAtlantis' £13m opening defies Dubai downturn
Developers splash out on Kylie Minogue, four thousand lobsters and seven times more fireworks than the Beijing Olympics
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NewsCrossrail mud helps save Essex birds
Excavated earth from rail construction will be used to build new bird habitats near Southend
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RICS warning on 'unrealistic' homes targets
'Disastrous' new figures show housing starts down 26% over past year
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FeaturesNatural ventilation
Four Passivent Aircool window ventilators have been installed as part of the £1m upgrade of Hornchurch library in east London
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NewsSt Paul’s tower may ‘grind to halt’ after council veto
Sheffield planning committee rejects changes proposed by architect on £40m scheme
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Mace poaches Laing O’Rourke manager for Shard
Move comes as contractor awaits decision on £435m bid for 312m tower at London Bridge
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CRH extends debt facilities to €1.5bn
Materials firm's loan renegotiation follows earlier profit warning
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NewsOffshore deal saves Bewley Homes from collapse
Investors launch last-minute rescue after bank cuts credit to £65m-turnover housebuilder
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Only 22 homes crack the Code
Only 22 developments have been certified under the Code for Sustainable Homes since it came into force a year and a half ago.
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NewsUrban Splash slams ‘drug dealer’ utilities
Urban Splash’s Nick Johnson likened energy companies to drug dealers this week as he called for reform of the utilities markets
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NewsSmall firms seek Gordon Brown's help
Forum of Private Business wants big firms forced to pay suppliers promptly and banks' lending practices overseen
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FeaturesFormaldehyde-free insulation
Knauf Insulation has launched a new mineral wool insulation incorporating ECOSE Technology, which, it claims, has less embodied energy than existing mineral wool products
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1,000 new homes join £1bn RSL backlog each month
Housing associations fear low sales could seriously impair ability to build homes for affordable rent
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NewsMetropolitan Workshop triumphs with Libyan conflict museum design
UK architect beats off the competition for Tripoli museum with design inspired by Bedouin tent
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NewsStrategic Forum launches new safety initiatives
Communications group aims to improve industry awareness while new plant group will expand crane work
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E.ON prepares to build nuclear reactor in Gloucestershire
German energy firm understood to be considering £4bn plant for site, which is just one of a number of potential acquisition targets
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Stamp duty down £500 million a month
The latest figures for tax receipts suggest that the Government is down about £500 million a month in stamp duty revenue.Taking the three months to October the revenue trawled in £2,162 million in stamp duty. This compares with £3,926 million over the same period a year earlier.The bulk of the ...
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Housing figures underline the haemorrhaging of construction workload
The latest starts figures appear to support the view that house building will drop by about a half next year as current projects completed and few if any new sites are opened.That would mean a loss of about £10 billion in construction workload.Put another way that is about half the ...