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Construction output revised down sharply

14/05/2012

The official fall in construction output in the first part of the year was even worse than first feared, according the new Government figures. Revised figures from Government number crunchers sh...

Liverpool elected mayor promises to tackle housing need

08/05/2012

The newly-elected mayor of Liverpool has pledged to tackle the housing crisis in the city. Joe Anderson will govern Liverpool for the next four years and is now the most powerful politician in E...

Fresh call to build 25,000 social homes as Coalition vows to stimulate growth

08/05/2012

The Coalition Government must commit to building 25,000 social homes as part of its pledge to ‘do everything it can do to stimulate growth’. The call for a big house building push ca...

First Get Britain Building site deal signed

26/04/2012

Contracts for the first site to be unlocked through the £570m Get Britain Building Programme have been exchanged. Crest Nicholson will deliver the first site under the programme designed t...

UK in double dip recession as construction falls 3%

25/04/2012

Latest official figures for GDP released this morning show the UK has been plunged back into recession. The 0.2% fall in GDP in the first quarter of the year pushes the UK into a double dip rece...

“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