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May outlines a new funding strategy for housing associations and says the 'stigma' of social housing needs to end.
Link between housing and health highlighted by NHBC Foundation
Report with recommendations for post-Brexit immigration gives no special treatment for construction.
Morgan Sindall trials mixed reality for quality checks.
RIBA launches a consultation on a new Plan of Work for Fire Safety.
The iconic Mackintosh Building will definitely be rebuilt, board chairwoman confirms.
New paper by RICS calls on government and the industry to embrace modern methods.
US housebuilding giant eyes stake in UK modular firm.
Electricians endure late payments and rising costs according to survey.
Read about all the winners from the London ceremony of CIAT's 2018 Architectural Technology Awards.
Calls for Right to Buy policy to be suspended in Greater Manchester.
£6 million awarded to successful coastal projects in first wave of funding.
More than a third of Romania’s houses ‘in urgent need of repair’.
BSRIA study shows an increase of pre-terminated fibre connectivity.
BRE awards SABRE security certification to International Quarter London.
Three-year retrofitting project for social housing in Wales.
As Holyrood returns, the Scottish Government sets out its Programme for Government 2018-19 for the coming year.
HS2 to support 15,000 jobs by 2020.
Two-thirds of construction bosses expect the amount of offsite work to double over the next 5 years.
Ministry of Housing agrees a deal for £1bn in loans for SME housing developers.
RIBA International Prize 2018 - shortlist announced.
Unite calls for umbrella companies to stop apprentice levy deductions.
Victorian Society reveals top 10 buildings 'crying out' to be saved.
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CIC publishes an Essential Principles Guide for clients, developers and contractors.
CIOB launches new course in construction quality management.
How builders spend their time, according to new research.
Unite demands criminal investigation into Carillion collapse.
Owen Hatherley explores what a 21st century 'socialist housing policy' should look like.
A park on Blackpool’s seafront is being renovated following an £80 million investment.
Remove dangerous cladding or face fines, developers are warned.
Government supports industry development of ‘best value’ tools to transform procurement culture.
World’s tallest timber building turns out 'slightly higher than planned'.
The largest offshore wind farm in the world officially opens in the Irish Sea.
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