To the casual observer, the Green Deal doesn't sound at all appealing. You probably won't save money, the loan is expensive and your house could fall in value. Some deal then...
Read More »Bankrupt in more ways than one!
Having returned from back to back political conferences in Brighton and Manchester I find myself very worried at the lack of ideas as to how we are going to create wealth and make our country "Great "again, and determined to find a way forward.
Read More »Phoenix from the flames
This is the week we've been waiting for .. it's Launch Week !
Read More »Recruitment dilemmas
What should I expect of a sales recruitment consultant in the building industry?
Read More »Crunch time for housing?
The problem with this whole credit-crunch market deterioration thing is that how bad it is really depends on to whom you speak.
Read More »Survival of the chattiest?
The clear message coming through from last week's BMF events - the golf day, the centenary dinner and the Members' Day - is that now, more than ever, there's huge need for industry to come together and talk.
Read More »Not very interesting rates
Oh dear. The CPA have looked at the figures and reckon that the construction industry is going to see the biggest fall for 30 years this year, with housing starts their lowest point ever - or since 1924 which for most of us comes to the same thing.
Read More »Minister for what, exactly?
So Ian Pearson has been promoted in the cabinet reshuffle to become economics minister to Treasury.
Read More »The changing climate?
So the Climate Change Committee says current energy efficiency policies for domestic sector are not enough for the government to reach its own targets on emission reductions under the Climate Change Act.
Read More »Get the facts right
I'm going back onto my soapbox about the boiler scrappage scheme again. Bear with me, but there's been quite a lot of misinformation about it and I want to let off some steam.
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