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NewsWestbury set to build more homes to boost profitability
Housebuilder aims to create economies of scale to boost margins as house price inflation tails off.
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NewsDismemberment of Ballast begins with PFI and northern arms
Bilfinger, Rok, Mapeley, Kier and Babcock pick over failed UK subsidiary of Dutch contractor.
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CommentAsk the aspidistra
The new construction minister wanted to know about the industry, so he did something rather unusual: he asked it. Here is what it replied
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NewsBroker's notes: When contractors went off the rails
Last weekend, I decided to escape the pressures of the City by sampling the nightlife of Munich.
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NewsBalfour claims £5m for rail contract losses
Balfour Beatty will seek £5m compensation from Network Rail over its decision to bring all rail maintenance contracts in-house
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Roofing firm in court battle with Grand Designs family
Imperial Waterproofing Systems sues police sergeant featured in Channel 4's self-build programme.
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London office market to pick up
The London commercial office market is beginning to turn the corner after a three-year slump, two influential reports revealed this week
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NewsJordan scheme gives Alsop toehold in Middle East
Jordanian development agency hires architect for public square after seeing regeneration designs for Barnsley.
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T5 pay talks grounded – again
The latest round of pay negotiations for M&E workers on the Heathrow Terminal 5 site has hit problems, with unions and employers failing to reach agreement on a number of issues
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NewsG&T wins prestige job at Trafalgar Square
Consultant Gardiner & Theobald has been chosen to oversee the £34m redevelopment of St Martin-in-the-Fields church in London.
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NewsCall for training on public projects
Construction unions have called on the government to give public sector contracts only to firms that train young people on projects
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Skanska tipped for £620m Bart's job
A consortium led by Skanska was tipped to have beaten a Bouygues team to the £620m St Bartholomew's PFI contract, the UK's biggest ever hospital PFI project.
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Comment
A question of currency
This was an appeal by the defendant, Manuel Revert, from a decision of His Honour Judge Hegarty QC delivered on 6 December 2002. The Judge ordered that the claimant, Virani Limited, was entitled to damages which were to be assessed in US dollars. Manuel was a purchaser of cloth, while ...
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A message to kate barker
The Barker review has been set up by the government to examine the issues affecting housing supply. Kate Barker, a Bank of England economist, has been put in charge of this review, which is now in the consultation stage.
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Reality check
It'll never happen. That was the view of some housebuilders in the audience on hearing the lugubrious economist Roger Bootle's storm warning for the UK housing market's future at our Future Homes conference last month.
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Features
Factfile
Planning approvalsAs the system gradually slowed down towards summer, planning approvals in June were down on May's figures (see Homes, June issue) and most regions saw the numbers reduced further in July.August approvals continued to dwindle, particularly for housing associations. But September saw a strong boost in numbers, with the ...
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Features
Make it work
In the final part of our work–life balance series, Andrew Garbutt of Berkshire Consultancy explains how to ensure your flexible arrangements can be maintained
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FeaturesSix simple steps to building an intercontinental transport hub in the centre of a capital city
We tell the story of how the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is arriving at St Pancras
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NewsRidley set to expand NBA Quantum
Construction consultant NBA Quantum has appointed former Faithful & Gould chairman David Ridley as executive chairman, starting in December.
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State of California sues Hanson for £119m
Building materials firm Hanson has received a writ from the state of California claiming £119m for underpayment of royalties for sand dredged from San Francisco bay.