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NewsMcCarthy & Stone feel house market chill
Retirement home specialist says unit completions will fall 10% in 2004.
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Olympics to trigger cost inflation
Henry Davidson Developments says construction costs will spiral once London Olympic work begins.
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Council-tax payers foot bill for ‘upside-down map’ gaffe
‘X’ doesn’t mark the spot as highways clerk sends contractors to the wrong place.
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Alfred McAlpine scores three-year contract extension
Long-term focus rewarded with £75m highways deal in the East Midlands.
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Taylor Woodrow expecting to out-perform the market
Housing group draws on international base to stay one step ahead.
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Metronet contracts threatened over tube safety failures
Leaked TfL report damns Metronet’s performance.
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NewsMorgan says sorry and quits after RICS outburst
Launce Morgan, RICS construction faculty chairman, resigns after labelling the body’s management ‘arrogant’.
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NewsConstruction quick off the blocks after Olympic triumph
Strategic Forum to set up liaison group to iron out problems as contractors position themselves to win work
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Shares slide as construction firms report bad news …
City slashes prices as Mowlem, Wimpey, Travis Perkins and Gleeson issue sombre statements
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Minister to make planning more responsive to market
Housebuilders welcome Yvette Cooper’s plan to overhaul of PPG3 and force councils to release land for housing
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FeaturesOn top of the world
Wednesday, 6 July, 12.49: A moment that will leave an indelible mark on the city of London. Against the odds the UK’s capital won the right to host the 2012 Olympics. For bid leader Lord Coe, it was a personal triumph to match his two 1500 m Olympic gold medals ...
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FeaturesKill or cure?
As fewer and fewer contractors are willing to pay £4m for the chance to win a £100m PFI hospital, the government is being forced to decide between single-bid tenders and increasingly painful delays …
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CommentAn unsafe case
The Appeal Court has cleared two men of guilt over the death of a boy who fell into a septic tank. But why were they prosecuted under safety legislation anyway?
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Arrested development
The respondent had been issued a stop notice dated 13 September 2003 requiring him to cease certain works that were being carried out on land that he owned. The stop notice provided that it would take effect on 22 September 2003. On 23 September 2003, a planning enforcement officer visited ...
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NewsConstruction quick off the blocks after Olympic triumph
Strategic Forum to set up liaison group to iron out problems as contractors position themselves to win work.
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Industry shares soar as decision is announced
The London 2012 victory has provided a much-needed economic boost to the construction industry, even though there are some concerns about capacity and the vast amount of capital required to deliver the games.
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Guy Hands in frame to buy Fairclough Homes
Chief executive of private equity company Terra Firma set to put bid in for housebuilder.
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NewsPrescott to bring Rogers back into centre of policy debate
John Prescott to host dinner with Richard Rogers and his urban taskforce on eve of Core Cities conference
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Wembley to be Londons green exemplar
London mayor Ken Livingstone is to test his plans to make London the most sustainable city in the world in regeneration areas next to Wembley stadium and at Elephant & Castle.