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Government releases another £1m for biomass producers
Streamlined process to help UK reach 6% electricity from biomass target
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House sales hit 30-year low
RICS reports sales per surveyor are less than half 2002 peak, but market sentiment is slightly up on last month
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Top marks for university eco-residences
Lancaster University sees its partnership with a private sector property provider pay dividends as its latest phase of student residences are awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating
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Solar powered ventilation
Monodraught lauches a solar powered natural ventilation system for use in dwellings
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Gleeds appoints three in Birmingham
Consultant announces new appointments to handle growing business in the Midlands
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Skills shortage still hurting contractors
Industry is not doing enough to address contractors' concerns over growing skills crisis according to report
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Major expansion of rented housing required, says report
BPF says planners should count private rented homes as affordable
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TV celebrity joins march against Sussex eco-town
Ben Fogle among objectors to proposal for site near Arundel, in the latest of a series of eco-town protests
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London Festival of Architecture builds Foster design in a day
Public to put together architect’s exclusive design as part of London Festival of Architecture
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CIOB backs anti-cowboy powers for councils
Institute supports government plan to empower local authorities to halt illegal or dangerous building work
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Mervyn King warns banks on binge drinking
I have a lot of time for Mervyn King's comments. Here's one from today that I think is worth a look. It is from his speech to the British Bankers' Association on "Banking and the Bank of England"."It is often said that the role of a central bank is to ...
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Thousands of homebuyers in negative equity
Figures provided to the BBC by the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that 23,000 homebuyers took out 100% mortgages in the 12 months to March this year.With house prices as measured by HBOS (Halifax) back to the level of January last year, this means that many if not most of ...
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House price falls - but not 'alf
The Guardian yesterday reported that traders were pricing in a 50% drop in house prices over the next four years. Firstly and personally, I think prices may fall quite deeply. But I don't think they will drop by 50% in "real" terms, unless the economy takes a pretty freaky turn ...
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Big freeze in the housing market threatens the wider economy
The May survey from the property body RICS once again points to house price falls - not deep, but widely spread. But the real threat claim its economists is from a freezing up of the market.Official figures point to a drop of about a quarter in the level of transactions ...
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Design for London framework panel revealed
Capital’s design watchdog announces 26 architects to sit on urban design framework
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Carbon Coach to headline Sustainability Now
Building award winner Dave Hampton to offer individual and business advice at free virtual green show
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F+G strengthens presence in Thames Valley with new Oxford office
New team will offer QS and project management services to clients in defence, education, leisure, government and healthcare