Opinion – Page 263
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CommentRICS construction survey adds to grim news for the industry
A fifth of surveyors saw workloads fall in the third quarter
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CommentThe Housing Strategy: Was that it?
The government’s new strategy won’t deliver us from housing market purgatory and could serve to bump up house prices for new-build
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CommentGovernment housing strategy: Falling short
This week’s government housing strategy offers some hope to first-time buyers but it is an inadequate response to the fact that we are not building enough homes
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CommentSolar industry lobbies MPs overs FITs cuts
Campaigners prepare to lobby MPs over the 50% cut in solar feed-in tariffs. Read live coverage here
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CommentWe need to look beyond the government's quick-fix housing strategy
Careful implementation of the government’s housing initiatives is vital - otherwise, there could be real problems in the long term
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CommentLife for BioRegional after Quintain
Co-founder of BioRegional disappointed by end of Quintain joint venture but says valuable lessons can be learnt
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CommentConstruction and the eurozone: It’s 2008 all over again
It’s already difficult enough securing finance for UK construction projects, but the eurozone crisis threatens to do away with long-term project lending altogether
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CommentHow bad are banks at lending to SMEs?
A new study suggest that the picture for SMEs and bank funding isn’t as bleak as sometimes painted
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CommentHouse building figures provide no comfort in an age of uncertainty and need
Is the housing minister losing credibility?
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CommentMy digital life…with Carmen Erwee
This associate partner’s digital life is punctuated with emoticons :P
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CommentConstruction and the eurozone: Make it happen
The eurozone is in a mess, but then again so is the UK economy. What we need is to invest in design-led manufacturing so we earn a reputation for excellence
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: Decline in contract awards accelerates
Economic gloom cast a shadow over most sectors in October
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CommentCommercial Offices Index: Offices construction hit by eurozone crisis
October saw the commercial offices index fall by 9%
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Inbox: Quick fix
This week, readers want to help unemployed graduates, solve the problem of congestion on the M25 and see the government consider the consequences of reducing feed-in tariffs
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CommentGlazing over
Thanks to Martin Szajnar for sending in this snap - although he might want to give it to the local neighbourhood watch. As he points out: “Any more pressure and he’ll be done for breaking and entering.”
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CommentWonders & blunders with Keith Pickavance
Keith Pickavance delights in the eccentricity of the Lloyd’s Building but the Prince of Wales’ fire station in Poundbury deserves to have the hose turned on it
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CommentHansom: So off message
This week protestors fail to spread the word to their comrades, a construction boss is embroiled in the DSK scandal and a press contact for the ODA knows nothing about the Olympics
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CommentNo sign in the data that construction employment is plunging again – not yet anyway
The construction jobs market has been holding up better than many have feared.
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CommentHow can we make the most of the public estate?
New structures for property management and ways of working can lead to leaner and greener public assets