Opinion – Page 284
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Construction jobs slump to lowest level since 2003
And new data suggests construction pay is stuck at 2007 levels
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The Green Deal needs more incentives to work
The Green Deal has lots off potential, but more improvements need to made to Energy Bill before it will work
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Latest housing market weather reports suggest little break in the clouds post's title
House prices are bad, but no worse than we’ve come to expect
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Tesco and M&S go head-to-head over sustainability
At last week’s conference, delegates from major supermarkets discussed the challenges they faced going green
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City traders still see dismal future for house prices
Those betting on the future of house prices are predicting a decline of 7.5% in two years’ time
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Few signs in construction output figures of private sector revival. But who really knows?
For all the confusion in output numbers, the conclusions to be drawn are rather disturbing
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Learning the hard way
Question marks remain over whether the government’s new Education Funding Agency – and construction strategy – will be a success
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A brief history of public land initiatives
Government’s promise to build 100,000 homes on public land is by no means the first
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Power trip
Lord Sugar fires one of our own, primary school kids are in charge of site safety and the happy royal couple appear to have the extraordinary ability to duplicate themselves in exotic locations
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Wonders and blunders with James Denner
James Denner finds a long-admired museum in Italy lives up to all his expectations, but in Paris his view from the Eiffel Tower is ruined by a monstrosity amid the urban sprawl
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Who can we blame?
The knives are out this week for ineffectual green policymakers and boardroom cavemen who refuse to embrace BIM but, strangely, construction lawyers come out of it all unscathed
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ONS statistics: Open your eyes
Everyone has been quick to blame the ONS for inaccurate output statistics, says Alastair Stewart. But what about the industry’s responsibility to provide the information?
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Spiralling rents pose a tough question for Shapps: Where will the new homes come from?
The newest survey by RICS ups the pressure for affordable housing
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Flying the flag for Leaders 4 The Future
Industry must invest in its next generation of construction leaders
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Speeding up public land sales itself will not boost housebuilding
Housebuilders already have enough land - the challenge is to find buyers
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What's missing from the Energy Bill
UK’s energy targets won’t be met if Ministers fail to provide more detail on energy targets and time scale
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Orders figures support view that there is cause for concern in construction
The private sector is not compensating for the expected slowdown in public work
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Collateral warranties: Scottish Widows Services vs BDP
Although this case focuses on Scottish law (and is therefore not binding in English law) it is a useful example and demonstrates the importance of securing collateral warranties