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The chancellor delivered the wrong kind of planning reform
It is wishful thinking to believe the latest financial incentives announced on Wednesday will suddenly speed up planning decisions
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Adapting procurement for a volatile market
Market volatility and economic headwinds have shifted industry focus towards dealing with the immediacy of that uncertainty, but we should not forget about longer-term solutions too, says Paul Beeston of RLB
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From the archives: The Blitz, 1940-41
The Builder reports as London is assaulted by nightly German bombing raids
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Workers evacuated after major fire at McAlpine site in Reading breaks out
Fire brigade called to incident just before midday
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Fosters lodges plans for major makeover of Fenwick’s Mayfair store
Office-led proposals will add new storeys to Fenwick building and boost floorspace by almost 40%
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Autumn statement 2023: coverage all in one place
Building’s coverage of the Autumn Statement all in one place
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Let’s build the future with some creative thinking on skills
Technological progress means we now need wider skill-sets than ever before if we are to meet the demands on the sector, writes Patricia Moore of Turner & Townsend
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Payments to bricklayers slide by more than 10%
Payroll firm says fall underlines housing’s ongoing problem but brickmaker issues upbeat trading update
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5 minutes with … Rebecca Hartshorn at Sisk
The firm’s national framework director on the need for greater industry collaboration, juggling her career and motherhood, her favourite roast dinner and her dislike of blocky concrete buildings
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Wimbledon expansion plans in doubt after planning setback
Scheme now in hands of Sadiq Khan and Michael Gove after Wandsworth Council votes to refuse application
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Hunt slashes taxes as OBR sharply downgrades growth forecast
Relief allowing firms to claim back cost of investments to be made permanent
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Revealed: average salaries for leadership roles at largest 50 housebuilders
A new survey reveals the locations and job titles within the industry that command the most impressive wages and bonuses. Matilda Battersby reports.
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Government promises planning reforms to speed up decision-making
BPF boss welcomes move but says more resource on ground is needed to fulfil pledge
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Gensler unveils plans for £80m public realm transformation of Fleet Street
Practice says plans aiming to attract more workers back into the office are district’s biggest overhaul in a century
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Firms eye first phase of work to redevelop UEA’s ‘Lasdun Wall’
Norwich scheme celebrated as brutalist landmark of architect Denys Lasdun
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Homes England backs volumetric modular with £15m loan to TopHat
Funding body makes lending facility available despite recent high-profile failures
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Margins squeezed as firms fight for work, RLB forecast warns
Competition to shore up order books intensifying as consultant says tender prices set to fall in final quarter
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Government to legislate on IR35 ‘errors’
PAYE liability of employer reduced if mistake applying rules has been made
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Autumn statement 2023: Key measures at a glance
A list of announcements made today by the chancellor in his ‘budget for growth’