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50% Rise in Plant Theft Reported During Lockdown

|Date: 07 Apr 2020

50% Rise in Plant Theft Reported During Lockdown

During the last fortnight, there has been a marked increase in plant and tool theft from both vehicles an ...

During the last fortnight, there has been a marked increase in plant and tool theft from both vehicles and site compounds. The sharp spike in thefts is largely due to construction firms and contractor ...

07 Apr 2020
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Industry Comment | Rising House Prices

|Date: 07 Apr 2020

Industry Comment | Rising House Prices

Industry figures have commented after the release of the latest report from Halifax showing that before t ...

Industry figures have commented after the release of the latest report from Halifax showing that before the Coronavirus restrictions, house prices were up in March compared to the year before. Jamie ...

07 Apr 2020
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FMB: Call for Grants to Help Construction SMEs

|Date: 06 Apr 2020

FMB: Call for Grants to Help Construction SMEs

It’s paramount that the Government steps up its support for small construction firms, as we risk seeing a ...

It’s paramount that the Government steps up its support for small construction firms, as we risk seeing a crash similar to that experienced during the financial crisis of 2008-09 when just under half ...

06 Apr 2020
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NFB Warns of Cash Flow Crisis

|Date: 03 Apr 2020

NFB Warns of Cash Flow Crisis

The National Federation of Builders is warning the Government of an impending cash-flow crisis in the co ...

The National Federation of Builders is warning the Government of an impending cash-flow crisis in the construction industry as its members continue to wait to hear when the Government’s Coronavirus J ...

03 Apr 2020
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FMB to Sunak: Don’t Leave Directors ‘High and Dry’

|Date: 03 Apr 2020

FMB to Sunak: Don’t Leave Directors ‘High and Dry’

Don’t leave company directors high and dry, FMB tells Chancellor Greater support is needed for those runn ...

Don’t leave company directors high and dry, FMB tells Chancellor Greater support is needed for those running small businesses who fall between the gap in schemes to support employees and the self-empl ...

03 Apr 2020
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Safety Plans: “Biggest Changes in a Generation”

|Date: 03 Apr 2020

Safety Plans: “Biggest Changes in a Generation”

The Government has confirmed it plans to go ahead with what it describes as the "biggest changes to build ...

The Government has confirmed it plans to go ahead with what it describes as the "biggest changes to building safety in a generation". Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps ...

03 Apr 2020
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|Date: 31 Mar 2020

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In light of the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we understand that there i ...

In light of the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we understand that there is no such thing as ‘business as usual’ at the moment – and we hope that all of our readers are ...

31 Mar 2020
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Vistry Partnerships donates PPE to house building charity

|Date: 27 Mar 2020

Vistry Partnerships donates PPE to house building charity

Vistry Partnerships has donated thousands of pounds worth of important personal protective equipment to H ...

Vistry Partnerships has donated thousands of pounds worth of important personal protective equipment to Home Leone – an overseas house building charity helping people living in slums. Hundreds of high ...

27 Mar 2020
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Government set to ban fossil fuel heating in new homes from 2025

|Date: 26 Mar 2020

Government set to ban fossil fuel heating in new homes from 2025

Last year it was announced that the Government had introduced a new consultation which sets out its plans ...

Last year it was announced that the Government had introduced a new consultation which sets out its plans for the Future Homes Standard. This includes proposed options to increase the energy efficienc ...

26 Mar 2020
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Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Monthly Property Transactions for February

|Date: 25 Mar 2020

Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Monthly Property Transactions for February

Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “Today’s transaction figures demonstrate the nasce ...

Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “Today’s transaction figures demonstrate the nascent ‘Boris Bounce’ which boosted the property market in January and February. In today’s world, ...

25 Mar 2020
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