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NewsQatari Diar in-house consultant in UK move
Developer’s presence in UK will cut down jobs available to other firms
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NewsHousing market recovery slow moving for now
Many factors have contributed to a slow start for the housing market – but that should change as the year progresses
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NewsBulk of OFT fines likely to be wiped out after appeals
Hope for other firms as fines in first six cases are reduced by up to 94%
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NewsEnterprise cuts back £70m social housing business
Firm looks to exit contracts as news of chief executive Neil Kirkby’s departure emerges
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NewsHow do you search for work in construction?
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Comment
'Headlines about panic in Japan are nonsense'
It's not easy to know how dangerous being in Tokyo is right now. But for consultants in the capital there are more mundane problems than radiation
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NewsFeed-in tariffs slashed
Government drastically reduces tariffs for large and medium sized solar panel installations
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FeaturesView from my office: Jyoti Gandhi
The Gleeds consultant overlooks Bangalore’s road vendors selling roasted peanuts
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CommentAre we condemned to low levels of house building?
Housebuilders have rebased their businesses to build fewer homes - are they right to suspect a low housebuilding future?
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NewsHill hired on Libeskind’s Warsaw tower
Consultant is cost and project manager on the Zlota 44 Tower in Poland
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NewsMortgage lending stagnates in February
Mortgage lending was flat compared with January, figures released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders shows
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CommentHow clients can protect themselves from contractors that underbid
A legal view on tightening up contract terms and using two-stage procurement to route out unrealistically low bids
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NewsCapita Symonds in Leicester NHS win
Consultant to carry out strategic review of NHS community partners’ £550m estate
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NewsT Clarke results hit by Scottish contract
Pre-tax profits fall of 22% blamed on challenging markets and problems with a large contract
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NewsBerkeley sales rise 25% as construction costs stay low
Houesbuilder says excess capacity in construction sector is keeping costs down despite material and fuel inflation
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Comment
It wasn’t me
If you don’t know how to do something you call in a specialist, right? Well, if you’re a consultant on a construction project, beware. Here’s a few tips to keep in mind …
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FeaturesUnderbidding: Warning! Highly risky manoeuvre
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and in some cases result in suicidal tendencies. As underbidding spirals further out of control, we look at how widespread the practice has become and what – if anything – can be done about it.