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NewsTories: OFT should avoid 'ambulance-chasing'
Shadow construction minister Mark Prisk says he will meet with the OFT to ensure its motives in construction inquiry were 'genuine'
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NewsTories rule out third runway for Heathrow
Instead, £20bn rail link from St Pancras to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds would cut 60,000 flights a year
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NewsTories will build more homes says Shapps
Conservatives would scrap housing limits for local councils according to shadow housing minister Grant Shapps
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NewsDemand for rural affordable homes soars
National Housing Federation says 700,000 people on waiting lists in the countryside
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NewsFoster + Partners unveils Virgin spaceport
Architect designs Virgin Galactic space terminal for Richard Branson in New Mexico
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NewsDoon Street Tower faces legal challenge
Westminster City Council and English Heritage will contest Secretary of State's decision to grant planning for South Bank tower
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Construction lacks visible leadership, shows research
Managers and directors cannot identify influential leaders among industry chiefs, CIOB survey finds
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Huddersfield gets go-ahead for £175m regeneration
Strategic Sites revised scheme includes new college building, offices and homes plus canal upgrade and public square
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NewsTreasury bails out Bradford & Bingley to stabilise economy
Nationalisation of mortgage business and sale to Santander will safeguard customers' savings
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NewsContract wins keep Jarvis profit on track
Rail contractor's £20m of new contracts balance out falling freight volumes
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Is buy-to-let really screwed? No, according to the figures. But...
What is all this about the "particularly hard-hit buy-to-let market" I keep hearing about in reports about the demise of Bradford & Bingley?The thing is, I tend to follow the figures a bit and was not aware of any of the "reliable" variety that had pointed to BTL being "particularly ...
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Are house prices sliding towards a cliff?
A snap survey by RICS has backed up the figures produced by Hometrack that homebuyers are demanding increasingly savage discounts from sellers.Hometrack puts that average discount at 10%, whereas RICS suggests 9%. But either way there will be a spread around that figure, so there will be some pretty deep ...
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NewsClaffey House aims for BREEAM 'excellent'
Aedas' zero-carbon design includes rooftop photovoltaic array and ground source heat pump
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NewsRising demand for 'green collar' workers puts pressure on domestic skills market
Royal Haskoning warns growing eco-consciousness reveals skills gap that will hit construction industries
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NewsHousing slump halves turnover at MJ Gleeson
Regeneration specialist reports loss on back of reduced sales and costs of cutting staff
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NewsREHAU installs ground air heat exchanger system at Dorset school
AWADUKT Thermo ground air heat exchanger system will provide a renewable source of controlled ventilation
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NewsAbu Dhabi: The fast show
To kick off our increased coverage of the Middle East, Dan Stewart reports from one of the most frenetic – yet sustainable – construction booms on the planet
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CommentRICS consultancy form: A false friend
The RICS’ forms for appointing consultants may be easy to use, but they have some distinctly hostile implications for those who sign them without amendment
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CommentMaking this country grate
How can we beat Beijing at hosting Olympic Games and improve our place in the medal table? Well, we can make the most of our Britishness. Chris Addison explains how
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NewsIndustry lobbies for tougher regulation of short-selling
Senior figures call for checks on the practice after spectacular falls in housebuilders’ shares