Industry news

Pupils given lesson in building site safety [28 May 10]

House builder Barratt Mecia has given schoolchildren a site tour to promote safety and explain the construction process. ...
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House building 'key to preventing property bubble' [27 May 10]

Government needs to support builders in upping supply of homes to prevent booms in prices, says HBF. ...
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NLA rolls out accreditation scheme [26 May 10]

Scheme aims to provide professional training for residential property landlords and peace of mind for tenants. ...
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  • Construction output drops in first quarter [25 May 10]
  • Residential property starts 'set to gently increase' [25 May 10]
  • Residential property workloads stabilising, says expert [24 May 10]
  • Housing starts climb 13% in Q1 [21 May 10]
  • Construction workloads show first rise in two years [20 May 10]
  • Landlord optimism highest since 2007, says NLA [20 May 10]
  • CGT increase 'would dent confidence in rented sector' [19 May 10]
  • HSE in construction site safety blitz [19 May 10]
  • Competition hotting up in buy-to-let mortgage market [17 May 10]
  • Builders lead British industry in apprenticeships, says CBI [17 May 10]
  • Crest Nicholson leads field in Health and Safety Award nominations [13 May 10]
  • Development land prices record strongest growth since 2005 [12 May 10]
  • Mears secures £500m in social housing contracts [12 May 10]
  • HSE launches gas safety site for landlords [12 May 10]
  • Construction 'not yet seeing sustainable recovery' [10 May 10]
  • House builder reports "positive start" to 2010 [10 May 10]
  • Double glazing gets ombudsman service [10 May 10]
  • Bovis Homes says sales on course to meet 2010 target [07 May 10]
  • Construction activity rises for second month [06 May 10]
  • Plumbers welcome voluntary register [06 May 10]
  • Builders 'depend on having the right materials' [06 May 10]
  • Builder lands excellence award [05 May 10]



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