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HBF prepares alternatives to PGS
The Home Builders Federation is working on alternatives to the planning gain supplement (PGS), after Gordon Brown last week challenged the industry to present him with a better way to fund infrastructure.
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East of England falls 63% short of affordable housing target
Just one in six of the homes being developed in the east of England, a housing hotspot, is affordable, according to figures released by the regional assembly.
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NewsA Poplar decision
Architect Stock Woolstencroft has won permission for 157 flats in east London.
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NewsUnsinkable
Eric Kuhne and Associates has revealed this design for the Titanic visitor centre in Belfast.
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NewsTeam announced for Battersea power station masterplan
Developer Real Estate Opportunities (REO) has announced the team that will work with architect Rafael Viñoly to masterplan the redevelopment of Battersea power station in south London.
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Hennellys debt topped 1m
Labour supplier Hennelly’s, which went into administration earlier this month, owed more than £1m to creditors when it collapsed.
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Glass panel falls 60ft from Birmingham’s Beetham Tower
A glass panel has fallen from the eighth floor of architect Ian Simpson’s Beetham Tower in Birmingham.
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Manslaughter veto
The Corporate Manslaughter Bill has been rejected by the Lords for a fifth time.
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Decision day
Southwark council will reveal which consortium has won the £1.5bn Elephant & Castle contract on Tuesday.
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Racial abuse fine
Benham General Engineering in Maldon, Essex, has been ordered to pay almost £34,000 in compensation for racially abusing an employee, Pauline Taylor.
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Skill shortages worse
The Federation of Master Builders says skills shortages have risen to their highest level since 2005.
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Fox in hen house
The Campaign to Protect Rural England has hit out at the government's announcement this week that it is to review economic development and regeneration.
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Regeneration levy proposed
A parliamentary group on urban regeneration has called for owners to pay a supplementary tax to fund business improvement districts.
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NewsDublin’s square city
The €750m (£500m) Northern Quarter in Dublin city centre has received planning permission from the council.
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NewsArt for arts sake
Contractor HBG has just completed the Roland Levinsky Building for the University of Plymouth, which will open to the public in September.
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Multiplex ruling
An Australian court has ruled that the results of a government investigation into Multiplex’s financial status during Wembley stadium's construction could be used in a legal battle with its shareholders.
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Trade body launch
The Building Envelope Contractors Association was formally launched this week.
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Mexican PPP deal
The Mexican government has appointed Currie & Brown to help develop its PPP healthcare infrastructure plan.