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Robust Details ceo awarded OBE

Dave Baker, chief executive of Robust Details Ltd, has been awarded an OBE for services to the construction industry.

Government launches Build to Rent fund

The government has today (December 20) launched a £200 million Build to Rent fund to kickstart the delivery of new homes for private rent on a larger scale. …

Barratt founder dies

Sir Lawrie Barratt, founder of housebuilder Barratt, has died.

Ill health forces Baker to step down at GT

Planning permissions rise 36% in Q3 - HBF

Planning permissions in England rose 36% in Q3 2012 against the previous quarter, according to the Home Builders Federation’s Housing Pipeline report.

Prisk announces funding for large schemes

The housing minister Mark Prisk has announced funding to help two large housing schemes, as part of the £225 million pledged in the Autumn statement to boost t…

RICS predicts stronger 2013 market

UK house prices are set to rise 2% in 2013, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

NHBC report highlights overheating risk in new homes

Energy efficient and airtight homes are at the greatest risk of overheating, the NHBC Foundation has found in its latest report.

Experts see modest activity in market

Buyers have made a modest return to the market, according to the latest housing data from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Winners announced at Construction Marketing Awards

Marketing and communications agency CFA has been crowned Agency of the year at the Construction Marketing Awards 2012, held in London yesterday (December 6). …