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Upturn in major construction project starts defies...

Tougher economic times and pressure on public spending are inevitably taking their...

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Manufacturers welcome delay to CA Marking deadline

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has finally confirmed that...

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Ombudsman identifies 32 landlords with high failure...

The Housing Ombudsman’s annual complaints review for 2021-22 shows that property...

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LI Skills and Workforce Research 2022 published

The Landscape Institute has launched Skills for Greener Places – the result of an...

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Striking bridge to light up HS2’s gateway into...

HS2 Ltd has revealed designs for the 150-metre section of viaduct as part of the...

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Government bolsters enforcement teams to quicken...

More building owners will be held to account for repairs of high-rise properties...

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Landmark regeneration Passivhaus project secures...

Passivhaus development Hartopp and Lannoy Point for Hammersmith and Fulham Council...

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House prices begin to fall as price and sales...

The November 2022 RICS UK Residential Survey results show overall activity continues...

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Homes England large site status a "clear sign of...

Housing association Sovereign is celebrating following its successful application to...

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Timber specialist hosts open day for architects and...

James Jones & Sons' new visitor building at its flagship sawmill site in Lockerbie...

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Joyous and eccentric Dorset home named best new house

A contemporary new family house in rural Dorset has been named RIBA House of the Year...

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Tara Page announced as new Chief Executive

Tara Page has been announced as the new Chief Executive for the Chartered Institute...

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NFCC publishes modern methods of construction position...

National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) have released a Position Statement on Modern...

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New courses promote timber technology

A new series of Timber Technology Engineering Design courses are being launched,...

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Forensic Architecture named as 2022 RIBA Charles Jencks...

The Jencks Foundation and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) are...

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