All Data articles – Page 55
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in February 2009
Private registrations are down to less than a third of this time last year
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Features
Country focus: Hungary
Hungary had hoped to be a safe haven for investors but since September it’s been hit by record negative growth and a plummeting currency. Tibor Stahl of EC Harris in Budapest tells a familiar tale
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Planning applications: February 2009
The ODA broke the £2bn barrier last month but projects at planning stage were still down
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The world construction outlook
In the old days, before the world banking meltdown, firms looked abroad for expansion opportunities. These days they are economic migrants. Davis Langdon looks at the best places to flee
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in January 2009
The future may still look grim for housebuilding, but sales were slightly higher than in December
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Features
Cost model update: Public sector
With the construction market in reverse and tender prices in freefall, it’s crucial to have the latest building costs. This update has been compiled by Max Wilkes and Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV pathology: Schools windows
Cheap fixes are the wrong approach to installing manually operated windows in schools. Peter Mayer of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV LifePlans explains some of the pitfalls and suggests how to avoid them
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School toilets: Bog standard
If the government is to stand a chance of meeting its school building target, it will need to use standard specifications and designs for a range of elements – starting with the loos
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Planning applications: January 2009
Only one client passed the £100m mark this month, as project numbers sink ever lower
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Official: Europeans are top earners in Dubai
Statistics Centre survey reveals income gap between expats and site labourers
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in December 2008
Housing association completions were up on 2007, but the private sector had a very quiet Christmas
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Planning applications: December 2008
Residential schemes at planning stage hold steady and some very big projects are in the pipeline
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in November 2008
NHBC is the standard-setting body and leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes in the UK
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in October 2008
A slight rise in social housing cannot mask the massive drop-off in the private sector
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Features
Country focus: Czech Republic
With the strengthening of the Czech koruna and increased expenditure on the part of high-income groups, will foreign investment come at a price? Miroslav Vasko of EC Harris, Prague reports
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Planning applications: October 2008
Another thin month, with only regeneration specialist Centros and Taylor Wimpey passing £100m
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in September 2008
While private starts are at just one-third of their 2007 figure, public housing is relatively stable
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in August 2008
Private residential schemes remain in the doldrums, but the public sector is holding up
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Features
Country focus: Germany
Germany, traditionally the motor of European construction, has stagnated for a decade. Now it’s sputtering back into life – but will the credit crunch kill it? John Atkins of EC Harris reports