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Heavily indebted sector to receive new loans to complete unfinished apartments owed to angry homebuyers
Housing association awarded damages for remedial work on tower blocks in wake of Grenfell fire
Construction activity surges but companies face high wage demands as rollout of EU recovery funds begins
History shows how buildings can be designed for both flexibility and longevity
Price of key materials and labour shortage make business untenable for many family-run groups
Among those most at risk are commercial landlords who lost out when shops closed during pandemic
Leo Quinn says transport, defence and energy projects are set to benefit from potential government-funded boom
Designers from Norway, construction workers from Germany and UK crews balance discretion with flamboyance in the finished product
Publicly listed developers agree to fund necessary repairs of risky blocks they have built
Provisions are manageable but are compounded by rising mortgage rates, the cost of living and war in Ukraine
Increases will add to pressures on construction projects including HS2 rail line
Threat of rising inflation reinforces case for Bank of England to raise rates next week
Pietro Salini says upgrading infrastructure in the south is particularly important
End of UK government support schemes has not damped sales of new homes
Cases add to growing list of investigations into work by the Big Four accounting firms
The Local 40 union offers skilled work and decent pay — but female members are still scarce
Producers step in to ensure a supply of rubbish and industrial byproducts for processing
Former treasurer Wayne Swan takes over as chair as construction superfund sets A$150bn target
Companies hit by rising costs and shortage of skilled workers
Iain McPherson’s departure comes after sharp drop in profits in final three months of last year
It is right that leaseholders should not pay but the scope of the crisis remains unclear four-and-a-half years after Grenfell
Property companies say they are being singled out to face £4bn burden to tackle fire safety on thousands of buildings
The building industry has an outsized environmental footprint which presents a challenge
Construction companies benefit from work on offices and other commercial buildings
Ray O’Rourke, who founded privately owned group, to step aside after 45 years
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