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Housing stats: New build sales and completions in November 2009
Private registrations in the run-up to Christmas were up dramatically on 2008
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NewsYear ends with 22nd consecutive monthly contraction
Data reveals little change since November, but chief executive of CIPS is upbeat about outlook
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The tracker: Feeling gloomy
Bad weather, falling activity indices and sharp declines in north-west England and the East Midlands marked October down as a month to forget. Experian Business Strategies reports
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Year-on-year build costs in historic fall
The year-on-year costs of building materials and labour fell for the first time in 40 years in the third quarter of 2009, according to exclusive research for 黑洞社区
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Cost update: November 2009
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows building costs falling year on year for the first time in four decades. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports
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FeaturesCost model: Land remediation
Plenty of sites will need land remediation when the housing market recovers, and the slow market at the moment provides an opportunity to use innovative, sustainable techniques. Duncan Sanders and Derek Vernon of Davis Langdon take a look at the commercial drivers
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FeaturesCountry focus: Russia
Russia has been badly hit by recession, and there are not many signs of recovery, says Pavel Vishnaykov of EC Harris Still, the 2014 Winter Olympics provide a glimmer of hope 鈥�
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in October 2009
This month鈥檚 data reveals private registrations were up by more than 80% from last year.
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The tracker recovery on hold
Signs of recovery over the summer have been tempered by a slowdown in activity and a pessimistic outlook on employment, according to the latest figures from Experian Business Strategies
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Construction purchasing falls further
The decline in construction purchasing increased in October, according to figures from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
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Market forecast: Still a way to go
Despite signs of recession abating in some quarters, 2010 will remain tough for the building industry, particularly with public sector work likely to shrink
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in September 2009
Private registrations were up from last year, while the South-east topped the regional poll
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FeaturesSpotlight: on cladding
With demand at a low ebb because of the recession, it鈥檚 no surprise that the trend for lead times across cladding systems is downward. Brian Moone looks at the risks of driving lead times too low
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Lead times: April-June 2009
Another quarter goes by without a single increase in any works package, and this time seven have fallen. There are also reports of a reduction in secured workloads, says Brian Moone of Mace
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FeaturesSustainability: The future of offices
We鈥檙e going to have to make some important changes in the way we use offices in the future. Here Cyril Sweett director Hugh Mulcahey looks at what the options are 鈥� and which is better
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Planning applications in September
Affordable homes firm Newlon Housing Trust tops the clients list as work picks up
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The tracker: Blip or double dip?
Just when we thought we could bask in a few rays of sunlight, an icy wind swept through August with most indicators showing the rate of decline speeding up again, says Experian Business Strategies
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NewsExperian: 2010 will be even worse than feared
Economic forecaster Experian Business Strategies has again revised downwards its estimates for construction output for the next two years
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2009: 'As bad as it gets'
That was one consultant鈥檚 view of the year when new orders fell 25% and 20,000 QSs, engineers, architects and surveyors received P45s. Roxane McMeeken looks at what went wrong, and what hope there is for the year to come, while Martin Hewes presents this year鈥檚 tables
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NewsConstruction purchasing drops at fastest rate for three months
Rate of job losses in September was also worst in three months, but housing sector showed first rise in 22 months