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Eleco in confident mood after turnover and profit increase
Timber-frame manufacturer Eleco is confident it will ride out the current financial downturn after posting a 36% rise in turnover for the six months to 31 December 2007.
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OFT housing probe ‘will not consider planning’
The Office of Fair Trading has ruled out forcing a shake-up of the planning system as part of its investigation into the UK housing market.
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2006 was best year for housebuilding in 20 years
Almost 200,000 additional homes were created in England in 2006, the highest number for 20 years, according to the latest government figures.
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Flint defends adaptable homes
Housing minister Caroline Flint has defended the government’s decision to force housebuilders to make all new homes fit for older people to live in from 2013.
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Greenwich à la Mode
This development of 207 homes on the Greenwich Peninsula regeneration site has been granted detailed planning permission.
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The price of PFI
Build costs for PFI social housing schemes are generally “significantly” more than those funded by traditional housing grant, a communities department study has found.
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House prices stagnate
House prices rose 0.8% in March on the previous month according to Rightmove to an average of £239,655.
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Guide to derelict land
English Partnerships has launched a guide on costing the remediation of contaminated and brownfield land, after the government announced further tax relief on derelict sites.
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Gross lending down
Gross lending declined in February, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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London Riverside
The London Thames Development Corporation has launched a document outlining plans for 10,800 homes and 17,000 jobs on the riverside in Barking, east London.
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Rural investment
The Scottish Government spends £134 per person on rural housing, 10 times as much as the English Government, according to the National Housing Federation.
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Cyril Sweett preferred bidder on £80m Scottish PPP scheme
Consortium led by consultant will design, construct, finance and operate four new schools in Inverclyde
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F+G supports children’s charity Acorns
Consultant will raise money for Midlands charity throughout 2008
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First impressions: Projects by Gehry and Daniel Libeskind
Architecture students from Nottingham University look at five featured images from the Building website and tell us what they think
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Three at F+G receive professional awards
Cardiff staff become chartered building surveyors with APC qualifications
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Cyril Sweett acquires Burns Bridge for £5m
Consultant expands business in the Middle East, India and Australia
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A lesson in spelling
Such safety notices must do little to inspire confidence in the coNstruction industry
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The rise of the boiler
With the implementation of EPCs next month, boiler inspections could soon be an important issue for owners and occupiers, says Lovells' Simon Keen
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Star architects shortlisted for Birmingham library
Foster, Hopkins and Wilkinson Eyre among seven practices vying for £193m scheme
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T5 gets off to a faltering start
Opening of Terminal 5 to passengers marred by cancelled flights and baggage delays