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Construction activity worsens in third quarter

06/11/2012

Construction activity fell sharply again in the third quarter despite an upturn in the economy as a whole, according to the latest pan-industry trade survey. The latest Construction Trade Survey...

Pickles floats £45bn council pension-backed housing fund

06/11/2012

The government has proposed doubling the amount of money council pension funds can invest in housing and infrastructure. Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today unveiled proposals to free...

Heseltine report calls for new growth strategy

31/10/2012

Lord Heseltine has urged the Government to adopt a radical National Growth Strategy to stimulate the economy. In a new report commissioned by Downing Street, he calls on the Government to set up...

Council pension pots could fund 300,000 homes a year

26/10/2012

The Future Homes Commission has today set out radical plans to fund a three-fold rise in new house building without any call on public funds. The Commission, set up by the Royal Institute of Bri...

Construction last major UK industry in recession

25/10/2012

New Government figures for the economy have revealed that construction is the last major UK industry left in recession. Latest estimates for GDP growth show construction shrank by 2.5% in the th...

“Get Britain Building” to drive economic growth

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An £11bn investment in construction can kick start the UK’s economic recovery, say experts

An £11.27bn investment in construction and a series of strategic decisions around new home building can kick start the UK’s economic recovery and deliver a £33bn return for the Gover

Million Homes not Built

Analysis by the Local Government Association shows that 2,564,600 units have been granted planning permission by councils since 2009/10 while only 1,530,680 have been completed. The association sai