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Government needs to encourage homebuilding »
By Brian de Selby
The government needs to encourage more homebuilding to prevent another house price boom in the future, it has been claimed.
Insulate your home , owners urged »
Handymen and tradesmen could find a boost in insulation installation work following a recommendation by the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC).
Tradesmen to help traders in Ludlow Market »
By Charles Murphy
Qualified tradesmen in Ludlow will be giving the town's market a major makeover by the end of the year after the town council placed an order to build new stalls by the winter.
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Construction funding should be delivered within weeks »
The government's new house building scheme should see builders and tradesmen provided with new jobs within weeks, according to the House Building Federation (HBF).
Handymen give school a £1.5m refurb »
Handymen and refurbishment professionals in Worcestershire have been hard at work this summer giving a local primary school at £1.
£9.5 million boost for green collar jobs in London »
Handymen in London may soon be called upon to install a range of eco-friendly measures in the capital's households after a £9.
New homes should not be at the cost of refurbs »
Refurbishment work on over 160,000 council houses is at risk of being delayed by the government's decision to transfer funds to house building, according to the National Federation of Arms' Length Management Organisations (NFA).
Award to celebrate pub conversions »
Tradesmen who have worked on the refurbishment or conversion of a pub in the past may see their hard work pay off after the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) reopened its Pub Design Awards.
Energy bill hikes would be offset by VAT refurb cut »
Reports that household energy bills are to rise by £250 or more per year have prompted one builders' association to make renewed calls for a cut in the rate of VAT on green refurbishments.
Refurb project gives Keats House a facelift »
Tradesmen have helped to restore the London home of one of England's greatest poets to its former glory.
Work experience may break pay laws »
Companies that take on work experience students during the recession, such as electricians and plumbing firms, should be aware that they may be breaking the law according to the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (Agcas).
