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Cladding ban details suggests CLT will be outlawed
Government has ruled out the use of any material that does not have one of the top combustiblity ratings in buildings over 18m
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Local authorities can remove combustible cladding on private towers as ban comes into effect
Local authorities will have to recover costs from the building's owner
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Contractor margins should be set at 5% on public sector jobs, says Scape boss
Mark Robinson says mandating margins would benefit both clients and contractors
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Next major framework set to be worth more than £7bn, says Scape boss
Scape chief executive Mark Robinson has told ɫTV Live the next major works programme will be worth more than the existing one
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Housing associations promise to work with London councils to get homes built
The G15 is pledging to build homes for councils and work in not-for-profit partnerships
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Khan blamed for TfL's budget issues as it struggles to fund Crossrail completion
Transport minister Andrew Jones says it is "becoming clearer how the mayor’s policies are causing long-term problems with TfL’s finances"
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Government reveals £600bn infrastructure pipeline
It has also announced a call for evidence to increase the use of modern methods of construction
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Public sector watchdog confirms probe into Crossrail
The NAO is set to begin an investigation into the cause of the £16bn scheme’s delay early next year
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NIC should be given statutory power, says former housing minister
The Raynsford Review, which has been published today, makes 24 recommendations to overhaul the planning system
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Kier JV scores £160m MoD contract
Project will make RAF Lakenheath the first permanent base for US F-35s in Europe
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Brexit agreement 'disastrous' for construction, say industry insiders
The proposal, which has already prompted the resigntion of two senior cabinet ministers, could cause “an unprecedented skills deficit”
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Government's housebuilding target in danger of becoming a 'pipedream'
DCLG data shows net additional housing grew by just 2% in 2017/18
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London Assembly moots December 2019 opening for Crossrail
Railway bosses said in summer scheme would be delayed until next autumn
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Mayor faces more flak for Crossrail delay
London Assembly members said Sadiq Khan showed “incompetence, or at the very least, disinterest” in his handling of Crossrail
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No plans in place to replace combustible cladding on more than 100 privately-owned towers
But this number has fallen from more than 200 in June
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MoD reveals new £15.7bn plan for major projects
The plan lays out plans for major works and a new procurement process
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Lendlease sues council that scrapped £2bn housing deal
But Haringey says its agreement was conditional and only owes contractor £500,000 for half the costs
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Council confident about Commonwealth Games pool despite continuing red-risk rating
Sandwell council says the full project team is now in place
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CITB pledges £5m for hard-to-reach recruits
Women, long-term unemployed and ex-military all being courted by new fund