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FeaturesThe London housing problem
Best estimates suggest that London needs to be creating between 42,000 and 52,000 homes each year to keep up with demand. But with only 17,000 built in the last year, what chance is there of closing the gap?
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NewsMcAlpine JV wins first phase of 拢300m Selfridges scheme
Sir Robert McAlpine and Blue Sky 黑洞社区 hired for 鈥榳orld鈥檚 largest鈥� department store project
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NewsHelical 'on track' for 2015 St Barts Square start
Developer commits to begin major mixed-use scheme in January next year
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NewsHousing transfer to trigger 拢75m refurb works
Salford deal signed as the government published details of 拢400m affordable homes scheme
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CommentIs this the end of seven years' bad luck?
Are we starting to see positive signs outside of the housing sector?
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FeaturesAgenda 15: What's the big idea?
Want a say in shaping the future of the construction sector? With Agenda 15, 黑洞社区 is gathering the most important policy proposals for the next UK government to address. From infrastructure to environmental issues, it鈥檚 a chance to have your voice heard - but hurry, submissions close on 13 June ...
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NewsIndustry questions Pickles鈥� off-site housebuilding push
Communities secretary launches government push to promote off-site manufactured houses
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FeaturesWhat next for Balfour Beatty?
The UK鈥檚 biggest contractor appears to have slipped into crisis with a profit warning, the departure of the chief executive and 拢400m wiped off the firm鈥檚 value. So, what is Balfour Beatty鈥檚 next move?
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CommentTackling the skills gap
To attract new talent the industry has to improve its record on big issues such as long hours, employing people from diverse backgrounds and dealing with workplace stress
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FeaturesInterview: Colette O'Shea
Land Securities鈥� Colette O鈥橲hea is about to take over the presidency of the British Council for Offices. And she has a thing or two to say about how parts of the development industry have lost sight of the most important people - the occupiers of the buildings themselves
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NewsBalfour Beatty boss resigns amid fresh 拢30m profit hit
Group chief executive to leave 鈥渨ith immediate effect鈥� after further UK construction losses discovered
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NewsBig six contractors facing increasing cash flow pressure
Analysis shows UK鈥檚 biggest contractors now have an aggregate net debt of 拢328m
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FeaturesThe pressure of payment reform
The launch last week of a new payment charter adds to the legitmate pressure on contractors to pay their subbies promptly. But this pressure could also starve contractors of the cash they need to invest, push up prices, and even push some firms over the edge
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FeaturesGarden cities: Back to the future
Garden cities offered a utopian vision of town planning at the dawn of the last century. But could they be the answer to the current housing crisis? The coalition seems to think so
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NewsPlanning 鈥榚asiest since eighties鈥�, says Cala boss
Government reform has produced easiest environment to get residential approvals since eighties, claims house builder
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FeaturesInterview: Alan Brown
With two investors behind it and the recent purchase of upmarket housebuilder Banner, Cala Group has come a long way from its precarious refinancing in 2009. Alan Brown talks about delivering volume at the top end of the market, and plans to treble turnover to 拢800m a year
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NewsMiller Group confirms strategic business review
Scottish firm says it is 鈥渞eviewing a number of strategic options鈥�
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NewsWorkloads growing at fastest rate for 20 years, says RICS
Workload growth fastest since mid-nineties, according to the industry survey
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NewsMore than half of construction firms now using BIM
NBS survey finds that number of firms that have used BIM has jumped from 39% to 50% over last year