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Bankrupt developer flouted plan laws to build mansion - Irish Independent


Irish Independent
Bankrupt developer flouted plan laws to build mansion
Irish Independent
The builder, who owes almost €300m to NAMA and has filed for bankruptcy in the UK, was initially granted permission to build a relatively modest two-storey home just outside Maynooth, Co Kildare. However, he never built the house and instead later ...

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UK: Government to strengthen measures on export licensing - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)


UK: Government to strengthen measures on export licensing
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
These proposals build on the Foreign Secretary´s recent review of defence and security export policy conducted in the light of events in the Middle East and North Africa. "We take our export control responsibilities very seriously. The UK operates one ...

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The house that's made from straw - Isle of Man Today


Isle of Man Today
The house that's made from straw
Isle of Man Today
From the outside, Phil Gawne MHK's house extension looks like a traditional timber-framed, timber-clad building, beautifully finished with larch shiplap. But when you go inside, the uneven clay and lime-plastered walls and the wonderful mediaeval-style ...


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Profile: Mohamed Nasheed - The Guardian


The Guardian
Profile: Mohamed Nasheed
The Guardian
Being granted political asylum by the UK helped build the pressure on Gayoom. In April 2005, Nasheed returned to Male, two months before the MDP was officially recognised there. In August 2005, he was arrested again and charged with terrorism, ...

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The NewBuy Guarantee scheme – what it means to homebuyers - whathouse.co.uk


The NewBuy Guarantee scheme – what it means to homebuyers
whathouse.co.uk
Called the NewBuy Guarantee scheme, it will provide help to creditworthy purchasers of new-build homes - both first-time buyers and existing homeowners who want to move house - by underwriting 95% mortgages on properties valued at up to £500000.

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Winners of Passivhaus design competition announced - Green Building Press


Green Building Press
Winners of Passivhaus design competition announced
Green Building Press
The finalists submissions were judged by an appointed panel of UK and International Passivhaus design experts. For the Watford Innovation Park the outright winner was bere:architects & The Princes Foundation for Building Community, with runners up a3h ...


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Taking stock: FTB figures show remarkable resilience - Mortgage Strategy


Mortgage Strategy
Taking stock: FTB figures show remarkable resilience
Mortgage Strategy
The decision is great news for first-time buyers and it will give hope to home movers previously unable to access mortgage funding for new-build houses. We're working with more than 390 developers and house builders across the UK and believe that ...

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Parliamentary whips tour House of Commons - Myjoyonline.com


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Parliamentary whips tour House of Commons
Myjoyonline.com
Led by the Majority Chief Whip, Mr Gershon Gbediame, the delegation took part in the day-to-day activities of the House of Commons, giving them insight into the whip system in the UK. Briefing the Ghanaian community at a reception at the Ghana High ...

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'Croydon is connected, capable and confident', MIPIM property fair to be told - This is Croydon


'Croydon is connected, capable and confident', MIPIM property fair to be told
This is Croydon
They will be joined by representatives from the Croydon Council Urban Regeneration Vehicle – the regeneration partnership between the council and Laing – whose projects include Bernard Weatherill House, the authority's new headquarters in Fell Road.

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A solution in long division - Yorkshire Post


Yorkshire Post
A solution in long division
Yorkshire Post
By Sharon Dale The clutch of modernist, flat roofed homes built by an adventurous Leeds developer in the 1960s embody that experimental era. They are daringly different, which is what attracted Julie and Nigel Fletcher when they bought one of the ...


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