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CommentNot too comfy
Construction output is at an all-time high but with skills and materials shortages creeping up on us, we need to be prepared for a downturn
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CommentRegime change
More stories from the dark side as politicians struggle for each others jobs, rogue builders cash in on the floods and I violate the smoking ban
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NewsPretty: give tax relief to first-time buyers
David Pretty, Barratt’s former chief executive, has urged the government to give tax breaks to first-time home buyers.
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FeaturesChelsea’s magic sponge
The famous CFC hopes its marksmen will be kept fit and working by this luxurious training and physiotherapy complex in Surrey
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FeaturesMetronet puts its future on the line
The consortium with the job of upgrading most of London Underground is struggling to cope with a £2bn cost overrun, potentially endless legal difficulties and increasingly nervous shareholders. Angela Monaghan looks at how it went so wrong, and what the stakeholders are doing to put it right
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Leeds tops housing league with more than 3,000 homes
More homes are being built in Leeds than in any other town or city in England, according to figures from the GMB union.
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Zero-carbon champion named
Imtiaz Farookhi, chief executive of the National House Building Council (NHBC), has been appointed to champion the rights of purchasers on the industry’s zero-carbon housing taskforce.
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NewsSalford’s twin towers
Anglo Irish Bank has approved £89m of funding for this twin tower scheme in Salford.
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NewsPost-Elizabethan
This £1bn, three-tower mixed-use development has been unveiled by Allies and Morrison on the site of Elizabeth House next to Waterloo station in south London.
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Berkeley’s results boosted by takeover of St James Homes
Berkeley Group’s shareholders received a £600m cash return as the housebuilder produced solid results for the year ending 30 April.
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Purcell Miller Tritton merges with Bristol-based architect
Architect Purcell Miller Tritton has merged with Bristol-based firm Niall Phillips Architects.
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Tom Hunter branches out
Property entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter has entered the regeneration sector after buying a stake in the Manchester-based firm Inpartnership.
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Brown’s next ‘eco’ step
Gordon Brown was this week due to announce the latest moves in his drive to build five eco towns.
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Smoking refuges
Consultant Ridge has managed the provision of “smoking shelters” for Rank, the casino and bingo chain, in time for the smoking ban which came into force in England on Sunday.
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Pay deal rejected
Electrical contracting members of the Unite union have rejected a 5% pay rise over three years.
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Laing appointment
John Laing has appointed Lynn Macgregor group finance director. She joined the John Laing finance team in 1999.
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Hips loopholes
Loopholes that enable homeowners to avoid Home Information Packs, such as removing a bed to turn it into a three bedroom property, will make the scheme “unenforceable” according to critics.