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NewsFixed-rate loans up 5% in April
Council of Mortgage Lenders report suggests borrowers are looking for security for mortgage payments
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NewsGovernment issues guidance to manage flood risk
Councils must now consult Environment Agency on developments in flood risk areas
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Green groups oppose £15bn Severn tidal barrage
Report from 10-strong environmental coalition says electricity generation scheme would be an expensive ecological disaster
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NewsBarratt tries to calm investor nerves
Housebuilder issues City statement after share price is halved this week
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Eco refurbishment expert wins Observer award
Parity Projects founder is named do-it-yourself champion at national newspaper Ethical Awards
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NewsKeith Clarke appointed CIC chairman
Atkins boss takes over from Nick Raynsford who becomes deputy chairman of the Construction Industry Council
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NewsGovernment hints at existing stock policies
Sustainable construction strategy claims Whitehall is “exploring policies” that go beyond current programmes. Plus UK Green Building Council reaction
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NewsSeeking a miracle
St Matthew's estate in Brixton was drab and crime ridden until architects PRP gave it a makeover. They tell us how they made it a little more divine
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Solar hot water
Velux launches a solar hot water system that provides up to 70% of homes’ hot water requirements
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NewsCan developers meet the needs of growth areas and build eco-towns?
Members of our Regenerate business leaders panel answer this question in their maiden voyage online
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NewsBreaking the code
Have changes to the code for sustainable homes guidlines ended the confusion?
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NewsHousebuilders' shares plummet
Taylor Wimpey records biggest fall with 21% drop in share price, while Persimmon prepares to exit the FTSE 100
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Acoustic consultant Hamilton & McGregor taken over by Faber Maunsell
Scottish building acoustics specialist becomes part of £160m-turnover international technical services consulting group
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NewsSaudis build desert city from scratch
City of 2 million people to be built by 2020 in wave of major development projects to transform kingdom's economy
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NewsEverton wins approval for new football stadium
Local council gives assent but public inquiry could yet be called on £400m Kirkby scheme featuring Tesco and 50,000-seater stadium
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NewsGovernment sets targets to improve construction
Goals to tackle skills shortage, climate change and health and safety
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NewsCommercial activity falls for seventh month
Three times as many commercial developers reported a fall in activity in May compared with those signalling a rise
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NewsFoster's Elephant House opens in Copenhagen
British architect opens its first zoological building in the Danish capital
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Comment
Unemployment jumps but no sign yet of slump in construction jobs
Employment in the wider economy continued to grow but there was a jump of 38,000 in the number of unemployed in the three months to April, official figures show.Rising unemployment is seen as a key factor in determining the shape of the economic slowdown and if it rises sharply may ...