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Private and public housing registrations tumble in June
27/07/2012
The housing industry was hit by the first fall in both private and public home registrations this year, according to latest NHBC returns. The collapse in public sector housing starts showed no sign...
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Federation of Master Builders - State of Trade Survey Q2 2012
26/07/2012
37% of Construction SMEs are Cutting Jobs, says Federation of Master Builders
Employment prospects for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the construction sector are continuing to dete...
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Construction Industry Facing Two More Years of Decline, as Private Sector Recovery Peters Out
26/07/2012
Construction output is forecast to fall by almost 6% over the next two years, before a return to growth in 2014, according to the latest Construction Industry Forecasts published today by the Const...
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Cable admits construction now weak link in economy
26/07/2012
Business secretary Vince Cable defended the Government’s economic policies this morning but admitted construction was now the weak link in the economy.
Speaking on Radio 4’s Today pr...
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Sharp fall in construction GDP drags down UK economy
25/07/2012
Construction fell by 5.2% in the second quarter of the year, according to new provisional Government GDP figures.
The sharp contraction in construction dragged the UK deeper into recession, prom...
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