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NewsLegal threat over display certificates, experts warn
Thousands of individual legal cases could be launched into the definition of the word 'public' unless clear Government guidance given
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NewsCutty Sark restoration goes on despite £4m shortfall
A year after fire ripped through the ship's hull, client insists £25m refurbishment will be completed
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Housing estate too dangerous for cats, says charity
RSPCA vetos cat adoption after airgun attacks on estate pets
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NewsPets and the city
After a family were told their Kent housing estate was too violent for cats, we asked animal charities how to make housing pet-friendly
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NewsDoes he think he's a fireman?
Standing on top of a ladder, on top of a van is an interesting way for a 'roofing specialist' to approach a job
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NewsAirport expansion decisions based on unreliable data
Data must be updated before decisions can be made on expansion of UK airports says new report
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Egan slams housebuilders for 'not trying'
Author of Rethinking Construction says that housebuilders did not try to improve their businesses during the 'nice decade'
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NewsEgan: I’d give construction about four out of 10
Sir John Egan on how the industry responded to Rethinking Construction: full transcript of speech at Commons reception marking 10th anniversary of report
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NewsSeven architects appointed to Olympic Village
Olympic Village architects chosen but AHMM off masterplan team
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NewsTaylor Wimpey to close 13 offices
Contractor feels the effects of housing downturn as it prepares to shed 600 jobs
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NewsConstruction starts on Abu Dhabi's Strata Tower
The 160m Asymptote-designed residential tower will be tallest building on Al Raha Beach development being built by Laing O'Rourke
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NewsHouse prices to fall 7% this year
Council of Mortgage Lenders revises forecasts from 1% growth to sharp downturn
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NewsPlans for two nuclear power stations in Kent
German utility company E.ON suggests building stations on sites in north Kent
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NewsBoost for 'the great British banger'
Two 1920s south London sausage shops have been saved with Grade II listing
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FeaturesDoorstep challenge
Doors for retail premises not only have to look good but meet a host of functional requirements. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans runs through the issues and life-cycle costs
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Council of Mortgage Lenders forecasts house prices to fall by 7%
As a new consensus appears to be forming that house prices will fall between 5% and 10% this year, the Council of Mortgage Lenders has updated its forecast for house price growth with a prediction of a 7% fall.CML is also expecting to see repossessions grow from 27,100 in 2007 ...
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Pay growth slows in construction
The latest official figures on average weekly earnings suggests a slowdown in pay earned in construction.Average weekly earnings in the first quarter of 2008 were a shade down on the final quarter of last year and the monthly figures suggest a drop in the rate of growth in earnings, ...
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Latest property transaction figures confirm slump in house sales
The official figures for property transactions worth more than £40,000 (mainly houses) show a drop of 31% in the four months to April compared with the same period a year ago.The data shows just how hope of a spring bounce in the housing market have been dashed.
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How many foreign workers in UK construction?
The Office of National Statistics has released a paper based on Labour Force Survey data that estimates the number of foreign workers employed in the UK and makes a stab at how many work in various industry sectors, including construction.Leaving aside the assumptions and definitions the figures work out roughly ...
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NewsKiller flip flops
Working on this type of scaffolding must be challenge even if you choose more conventional footwear