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NewsMcCarthy & Stone accepts £1bn bid
Bidding war continues despite provisional acceptance of investment houses’ offer by the retirement home specialist
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NewsPork loin in July? Let’s be serious
Industry events have become bloated on a diet of showbiz excess, says the CIC chief executive, who prefers the honesty of the president’s address to the anecdotes of a Z-list celebrity
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NewsSouthwark releases key Elephant and Castle documents
Delayed regeneration documents will allow shortlisted consortia to submit their proposals for £1.5bn regeneration of Elephant & Castle.
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NewsBarratt add £100m scheme to Harlow portfolio
English Partnerships selects Barratt to develop a 530-home development in the M11 corridor
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Allies and Morrison lands 55-storey east London tower
Architect beats off competition from Ian Simpson and Atkins for tallest building in Stratford
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NewsLord Foster in secret plans to part the Red Sea
Architect brokers talks in Middle East to build 200-mile canal to divert water to the Dead Sea
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CommentSporting highlights
How can an untalented Olympian secure a place in the 2012 Games? Where can a ‘proper’ cricketer find a decent pub lunch? Nick Jones keeps pace with the web’s most amateur sportsmen
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NewsProfit at private housebuilder Gladedale jumps 48%
Surrey housebuilder prepares ground for public flotation as its posts a profit of £62m
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Willmott to expand pre-construction side
Willmott Dixon Construction has plans to employ an extra 100 staff in pre-construction work in the next 12 months.
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A leaking roof
This was an appeal from the judgement of JJH Armitage QC against one part of Carr’s counterclaim regarding the roof. CGA Brown Ltd was the builder who carried out works for the defendants (Carr) at their house in Rochdale in 2003. Carr was awarded an on-account balance judgement in their ...
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NewsCouncils fight Ken’s high-density plans
Councils across London are mounting a rearguard action against mayor Ken Livingstone’s drive to increase housing densities, as a report reveals the capital is on the verge of a residential tower building boom.
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Lord Foster in secret plans to part the Red Sea
Architect brokers talks in Middle East to build 200-mile canal to divert water to the Dead Sea
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FeaturesEuropa central
Berlin’s £170m Hauptbahnhof is the first central train station in a European capital for 100 years. It’s also a state-of-the-art update of the 19-century industrial cathedral, a hub at the heart of Europe and a stunning piece of engineering. So why did the architect end up suing its client, then? ...
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NewsDoubts raised over value of demerged arm of Amec
Senior construction analyst identifies £255m of ‘potential issues’ on group’s balance sheet
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Office fit-outs boost property sector
The construction industry was boosted by a sharp rise in activity in the commercial property sector last month, according to research by property services firm Savills.
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CommentThe perils of using your initiative
Imagine you’re a builder carrying out a small domestic project, and you spot a mistake in the architect’s design. Would you save everyone’s time and trouble by working out an ad hoc solution to it?
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Government scales back Prescott’s Northern Way
Transport minister signals change of focus with review of £100m regeneration initiative
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EP and housing body merger imminent
The government is expected to announce the merger of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation next week.
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FeaturesPiercy Conner on the rise
SME focus - Fledgling architect to boost London presence with Manchester and New York offices
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NewsDoubts raised over value of demerged arm of Amec
Senior construction analyst identifies £255m of ‘potential issues’ on group’s balance sheet