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Barratt profit drops by three quarters amid fresh building safety costs and market slowdown
Completions drop 19% and expected to fall further this year
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Metropolitan Police chief stresses it could take 18 months to bring charges over Grenfell
Meanwhile at PMQs Keir Starmer apologises on behalf of the British state and says ‘today is a long awaited day of truth but it must now lead to a day of justice’
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Grenfell Inquiry final report to be published at 11am today
Survivors and the bereaved to hear inquiry’s long-awaited findings on the causes of the fire that killed 72 people seven years ago
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Housing slowdown sees Michelmersh bring forward factory upgrade work
Brickmaker to close South Yorkshire plant in November and December
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Winner on rebid £500m ITV Studios scheme Lendlease won two years ago set for this month
Mace and Multiplex pricing scheme originally picked up by up-for-sale contractor
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Tenders on £900m London towers job expected to be out in ‘next few weeks’
Development manager Lipton Rogers hoping to start main construction work early next year
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Labour overturns previous government’s rejection of controversial 350-home Cockfosters scheme
Hawkins Brown and Mae working on TfL’s plans to build four blocks on grade II-listed underground station’s car park
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Government commits to ‘system-wide’ construction products reform as CE marking deadline is extended again
Package of building safety measures include scrapping national fire testing standards and mandating sprinklers in care homes
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Housebuilding to kickstart wider industry growth next year, PwC forecasts
RMI worrk also predicted to see output return to black in 2025
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Tilbury Douglas announces change of CEO in November
Paul Gandy will step down as boss of £500m contractor, to be succeeded by Craig Tatton
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Tributes paid as former London deputy mayor Nicky Gavron dies aged 82
Gavron was influential in the early development of the London Plan and setting up the capital’s first low emissions zone
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Report backed by major developers calls for government to help SME housebuilders
Pocket Living tells government to create Homes England SME managers under plan to ‘save’ smaller housebuilding sector
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TfL and DfT ‘in discussions’ over new Crossrail 2 safeguarding
Department says no decision has yet been made on protections for the route
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Dagenham fire started from materials kept on scaffolding, initial probe suggests
Institution of Fire Engineers releases detail of preliminary investigation into huge blaze
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‘We must be honest with ourselves’: Mace boss says industry needs further improvement as firms brace for Grenfell Inquiry report
Construction Leadership Council co-chair Mark Reynolds said significant improvement has been made since deadly 2017 blaze but it “isn’t enough”
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Barratt pulls four planning applications over 50% affordable housing viability concerns
Group land director calls for tweaks to National Planning Policy Framework proposals
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Manchester approves six new towers including 34-storey Bennetts Associates hotel
Simpson & Haugh’s plans for UK’s second tallest building among bumper crop of high rise approvals
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Ӱ Safety Regulator opens investigation into Dagenham fire
Health and Safety Executive will work with the London Fire Brigade, the police and other parties
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PLP’s Westferry Printworks scheme approved for the third time
Council gives backing to 1,300-home Isle of Dogs development four years after it was engulfed in a political scandal