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CommentThe housing crisis: Should local authorities become developers?
Could a shift in local councils’ approaches to housing across the UK address the critical needs currently facing authorities?
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FeaturesOnline poll: Schools funding
Are you concerned that capital funding for schools will be hit by moves to address shortfalls in funding for teachers?
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NewsWestminster regeneration proposals released
Plans for 1,700 new homes in Marylebone are being put to the public
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FeaturesBack to school: Summing up the savings
What effect will changes to funding have on the construction and education sectors, and what precedent it could set for the future?
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NewsScape boss tells government to shape up over Brexit
Theresa May’s team ‘hasn’t got its act together’ on the issue, says Mark Robinson
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NewsDfE ‘seeks billions to fund school building programme’
Funding bid to Treasury for third phase to £4.4bn PSBP follows £900m cut to school building budgets
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CommentLearning the hard way
The government’s decision to divert £900m of funding away from school’s capital budgets raises troubling questions over the longer-term impact on the education sector’s estate
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CommentThe London Housing Strategy 2017: Much to like but delivery is key
There is much to like in the Mayor’s London Housing Strategy, which was published this week for a three month consultation. It’s an old fashioned, down to earth housing strategy, covering different tenures and price points, housing need, different providers - including SMEs, self builders, housing associations and traditional ...
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NewsDeveloper named for Maidenhead scheme
Hub appointed for mixed-use regeneration of town centre site
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NewsArchitects recover some confidence but long-term worries remain
RIBA Future Trends index gives mixed picture
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CommentBuilding halls of London
Competition from build to rent and other land uses, as well as planning policy, are factors making purpose-built student accommodation hard to build in London. So how do you make it affordable too?
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FeaturesImage of the week: High speed
London’s highest running track is unveiled at the White Collar Factory office building
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CommentHansom: Making progress
While Armitage Shanks celebrates a proud anniversary and Wetherspoons opens a super-boozer, Battersea Power Station watches paint dry (in exactly the right colour) and there’s conflict in the London Resort area
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Chatham Historic Dockyard
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Alan Mitchell of Baynes and Mitchell Architects
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NewsConstruction output falls 1.2% in second quarter
Declines in repair and maintenance work and infrastructure activity contributed to downturn
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NewsL&G chooses Galliford Try for London housing job
Investment group appoints contractor in £120m deal
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FeaturesBack to school: Funding formula
Universities’ investment in their campuses continues to be strong but for how much longer? Brexit and Labour’s election pledge to scrap fees are giving vice-chancellors the jitters.
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