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Opinion: Balfour axe just the start of job cuts

30/03/2012

Balfour Beatty’s decision to cut jobs through wholesale changes to its operations is a bleak warning to all. The industry is being tipped into yet another round of restructuring and job lo...

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30/03/2012

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New planning framework in force from today

27/03/2012

Planning minister Greg Clark has unveiled the National Planning Policy Framework, which comes into force today for most local authorities. Designed to boost growth and simplify the planning syst...

Key Part L reform slammed as 10% home extension tax

20/03/2012

Homeowners face a 10% extension tax if plans to update Part L of the Building Regulations are passed. Government plans to tighten up the Building Regulation include a key proposal to force throu...

Extra £150m released for Get Britain Building fund

19/03/2012

The Government has confirmed it is releasing an extra £150m for the Get Britain Building fund to boost the total pot for stalled housing projects to £570m. The extra cash will help m...

“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

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