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NewsOnly nine firms benefited from bid rigging
Senior industry source says payments were paid to bid 'losers' on only 12 occasions
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NewsIs the new housing agency ready for super Bob?
Sir Bob Kerslake's inaugural address met with plenty of applause but the role of the Homes and Communities Agency is still a mystery
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Leeds housebuilder goes into administration
Credit crunch and lack of consumer confidence is blamed by administrator KPMG
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CommentSplendid isolation
Mediation is an excellent alternative to court proceedings, but these days the two forms of dispute resolution are getting mixed up. Mediation should be left to its own devices
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NewsNothing up our sleeves …
The fallout from Northern Rock has led to fear and mistrust in the housing market. So Barratt has decided to establish a more transparent relationship between itself and lenders, says Mark Clare
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Building intelligence Q4 2007: Mixed signals
The housebuilding sector has been the main casualty of instability in the financial markets. In contrast, commercial projects are steaming ahead, says Experian Business Strategies
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NewsCallcutt: Government is ignoring my report
The man charged with reviewing the economics and delivery of housing supply has heard nothing from ministers since publishing his findings
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HBG plans £150m spree on city sites
HBG’s property arm is poised to spend up to £150m snapping up and developing sites in cities such as Manchester and Glasgow that have seen their values plunge because of the credit crunch.
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Stewart Milne plans to use downturn to dash for growth
Scottish housebuilder aims to take advantage of falling land prices to expand across UK
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HBG full of the joys of spring as it lands £254m of work
Business barometer Dutch firm heads March table as Balfour Beatty returns to top of annual list
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Paper round: 'damning day for industry'
Paper round: what the nationals have written about the OFT inquiry
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CommentG is for guarantee, H is for hazardous
The A to Z of construction law - Our instant course in legal concepts continues by asking when is a guarantee not a guarantee and how should hazardous materials be handled in contracts?
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Industry livid at Eddy Shah’s attack on construction workers
Industry figures hit back at housebuilder and former newspaper magnate Eddy Shah after he launched a blistering attack on construction unions and workers.
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NewsBAA pays out £80m on restructuring and job cuts ...
Airport operator reveals cost of making staff redundant – and more are on the way
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Redrow launches eco-town bid
A planning application has been submitted covering the site of one of the government’s 15 shortlisted eco-towns.
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NewsLaing plots foreign growth
John Laing is to grow its overseas business to half of its portfolio within the next four years amid signs that the UK PFI market, which is the company’s largest sector, is slowing, write Sarah Richardson and Roxane McMeeken.
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Borrowing set to fall further, say mortgage lenders
Slight monthly rise in March bucks overall downward trend of mortgage lending
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Profits warning knocks Taylor Wimpey shares
Shares lose 5% of value after housebuilder warns deepening market crisis will hit profits
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End cover pricing now, says CIOB
Chief executive Chris Blythe says industry must improve ethical practice