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FeaturesPermitted development rights: a solution to our dying high streets, or a permit for future slums?
The government’s expansion of permitted development rights from the end of August has united many professional bodies in vehement opposition. Joey Gardiner explains the reasoning behind the move and why it is so controversial, while opponents Ben Clifford, Andrew Forth and Julia Park voice their concerns
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NewsBalfour Beatty shuts concrete plant as covid-19 cluster emerges
Twenty employees test positive for virus
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NewsHS2 to award £6bn of work in next two years
Minimum of 18 contracts up for grabs by December 2022
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NewsMorrisroe warns on covid impact
Firm bought 75% stake in demolition contractor Cantillon earlier this month
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NewsConsultation on Eric Parry’s plans for City courts complex begins
Scheme will also include City of London police HQ
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NewsJust £250,000 from £38m Shaylor was owed at time it collapsed has been paid back
Trade creditors given no hope of missing money
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NewsFunding black hole caused by covid sees several TfL jobs hit the buffers
Transport body says it is missing £5bn after passenger numbers nosedived in wake of lockdown
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NewsPRP among four architects to unveil designs for Kensington & Chelsea council homes
Scheme was given planning last week
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NewsGovernment rules out VAT reduction on domestic work
Financial secretary says move would cost Treasury £6bn a year
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FeaturesProjects: Outernet London, St Giles Circus
An immersive gallery with a theatrical facade is taking shape in central London on the Outernet site at St Giles Circus, but it is under the ground that the real drama has taken place, with an enormous music venue carved out amid a tangle of tube tunnels, and one historic ...
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CommentPost covid supply chains
Iain Parker considers strengthened supply chains in the face of US-China trade wars, impending Brexit tariffs and an ongoing pandemic - plus the need to cut carbon
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NewsTfL planning for 2023 Crossrail opening
TfL’s financial plans predict full line will not be operational for another three years
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 22 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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NewsSkanska pulls plug on utilities work with group warning on wider UK civils market
Operating profit was up 16% in six months to June
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What we’ve learned from Rydon so far
A round-up of the evidence given at the Grenfell Inquiry by the project’s main contractor
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NewsTonic for Kier as firm chalks up £170m of school wins
Wins a boost for firm which warned earlier this month about rising debt
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CommentImplementing the CLC Roadmap: a legal view
What legal enablers are required to deliver the Construction Leadership Council’s Roadmap to Recovery?
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NewsHS2 signs up for initiative to recruit more BAME employees
Judith Hackitt named board’s diversity champion
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CommentMake no mistake: HMRC to crack down on furlough scheme abuses
Firms need to get their paperwork in order in case they get a visit from the tax man, writes Michelle Sloane