All articles by Tom Bill 鈥� Page 36
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Commercial rents set to fall
RICS survey predicts credit crunch will dampen tenant demand in the commercial sector
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NewsDavid McLean cuts 30 housing jobs
Developer cuts workforce by 10% as it reveals 2007 pre-tax loss of 拢3.9m
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Telford Homes hit by sales slowdown
Housebuilder says sales have dropped since March due to lack of confidence in the housing market
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NewsJarvis returns to the black
Rail contractor beats City expectations by posting 拢11.1m pre-tax profit and 12% jump in turnover
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SMC reports 鈥渞obust鈥� trading
Architect boasts order book fatter than a year ago and continuing improvement in efficiency levels
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NewsKier closes two offices in housing division
Contractor says redundancies will be inevitable after closure of Lincoln and Spalding offices
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NewsBellway axes 370 as 1,000 housing jobs go in a week
Land buyers and designers are worse hit in week that saw a further 600 jobs go at Taylor Wimpey
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NewsStradform enjoys financial rewards of life under Vinci
But Cardiff contractor lives with raised expectations after takeover by 拢24bn French giant
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NewsPersimmon to double social housing to ride out crunch
Housebuilder aims to boost affordable output to 5,000 in medium term despite lower margin
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NewsRenew Holdings 鈥榠mmune鈥� from credit crunch
Renew Holdings has been immune from the credit crunch, according to chief executive Brian May.
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FeaturesJohn Dodds: Listen carefully
A slump in private housing and a boom in the social sector 鈥� not to mention a certain OFT inquiry 鈥� have led to restructuring plans at Kier. Its normally outspoken chief executive, John Dodds, tells Tom Bill as much as he dares
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NewsPain worsens for housebuilders as 1,000 jobs go in a week
Bellway axes 370 staff, Taylor Wimpey slashes 600, Land buyers and designers worst hit
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Credit crunch prompts wave of Wolseley job cuts
European job losses to follow US cuts as part of materials group's restructuring as profit falls 30%
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NewsKier housing reservations fall 35%
Construction division performed strongly but group says housing market will determine whether profit expectations are met
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NewsOakdene boss stays bullish
Carl Turpin, chief executive of Oakdene Homes, has denied that the company was forced into a 拢9.75m share placement by the state of the market, writes Tom Bill.
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City retail win propels Skanska to top in April
Business barometer聽St Botolph鈥檚 development puts Swedish contractor ahead of Willmott Dixon
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NewsKier to regroup and launch 拢250m social housing drive
Chief executive John Dodds to rebalance housing division in response to 鈥榳orst market for 30 years鈥�
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News拢200m package to buy unsold homes
The government is to use 拢200m of its 拢8bn social housing budget to prop up ailing housebuilders by buying completed schemes and turning them into social housing, write Joey Gardiner and Tom Bill.
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NewsRedrow slashes staff by 15% as housing reservations halve
Housebuilder acts to cut costs and blames shortages of mortgages for paralysing market
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NewsBalfour Beatty to raise 拢180m for acquisitions
Share placement will raise cash as contractor says 2008 results will be at top end of expectations