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London is bright spot for housebuilding activity

Housebuilding activity in London has seen a 40 per cent increase over the last year, according to research from property consultancy and advisory service Drivers Jonas Deloitte’s latest Residential Crane Survey. North and east London were particularly active areas, with … Read more

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NHBC and Government forge closer partnership

Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced a partnership between the government and the National House Building Council (NHBC). The collaboration is “designed to help provide an to insight into whether the Government’s efforts to get Britain building again are having … Read more

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45,000 construction jobs to go in 2012

A report from the Construction Skills Network (CSN) predicts that the industry will lose 45,000 jobs in 2012, with output shrinking by three per cent. The CSN labour market intelligence report says that although recovery should begin in 2014, even … Read more

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FIT cut is “legally flawed” but government heads for Supreme Court

The Government was defeated today as the Court of Appeal today upheld a verdict that its proposed cuts to the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) for solar panels was “legally flawed”. But it plans to appeal to the Supreme Court to get the … Read more

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Residential conversion for QVC headquarters

Marco Polo House, the London headquarters of the QVC television shopping channel is to be converted in to 456 residential units by Marcus Cooper Group. Planning permission for the project was granted on Thursday 19th January by Wandsworth Council, and the … Read more

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