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NewsMortgage lending falls 16%
Figures from Council of Mortgage Lenders show loans in October were down compared with 2009
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NewsCostain's £2.6m bill on energy plant goes unpaid
Main contractor on Belvedere facility misses stage payment due on Friday
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NewsOne in eight UK firms pricing jobs for no profit
Routine low bidding raises spectre of more high-profile insolvencies in the new year
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NewsFirms move into global markets as Europe sinks
North America, Australia and Middle East are main targets as UK heads for ’triple-dip recession’
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NewsArup to limit job cuts by moving UK staff abroad
New UK boss Robert Care says restructure will spare some of 600 expected redundancies
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CommentIt's even tougher out there
The world is about to get nastier for construction. Having endured months of uncertainty and finger-in-the-air budgeting, you’ll no doubt want to wrap your 2010 numbers up and dump them in the bin, along with those of 2009 and 2008
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FeaturesMaking client relationships work
Clients, being generally large and with sharp teeth, have been pushing their weight around since the recession began. But despite some dangerous swipes of the procurement tail, many have come to realise that they need contractors just as much as contractors need them
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FeaturesThe tracker: Late harvest
Activity rose for the first time in half a year in October, but winter is already extending its icy grip around the industry. Experian Marketing Information Services reports
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NewsView from my office: John Paolin
The vice president of marketing and corporate communications looks over a lake at Hill’s HQ in New Jersey
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CommentLatest output data suggests the stimulus-generated surge in construction might be over
Harsh winter could push output into negative territory in the fourth quarter
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NewsMake's Broadgate scheme goes to planning
Broadgate development by British Land and Blackstone include four City trading floors for UBS
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NewsAecom reveals new European chief executive
Former Mouchel director will head up $750m turnover division that includes Davis Langdon
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NewsBalfour wins £220m Tube upgrade job
Contractor renews five-year contract to replace tracks for Transport for London
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CommentWhen is an adjudicator’s decision binding?
When there’s more than one adjudication in a dispute, then the decision made by the first adjudicator binds the others, right? Well, it all depends what kind of decision it was
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Right to light
When there’s more than one adjudication in a dispute, then the decision made by the first adjudicator binds the others, right? Well, it all depends what kind of decision it wasr
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CommentThe insolvency exception to the pay-when-paid ban
The Court of Appeal ruling in Hare vs Shepherd gives out-of-pocket subcontractors a chance to challenge the insolvency exception to the pay-when-paid ban
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CommentEarly neutral evaluation: A practical guide
Early neutral evaluation has some advantages over mediation, particularly if there is a point of principle at stake. But it can be costly, and it won’t provide a full legal answer
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FeaturesThe perfect gift: Tax-efficient tendering
What shows your appreciation for a prospective client better than cutting £1m off a bid? Building explores the surprising savings that can be made from tax-efficient tendering
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FeaturesBear necessities: interview with Mike Bear, Lord Mayor of London
Mike Bear, the new Lord Mayor of London, doesn’t intend to spend his year in office admiring the soft furnishings. He has 700 speeches to deliver, 23 countries to visit, and a plan to restore the City’s status as a world leader in development. And he still hopes to find ...
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FeaturesPollard Thomas Edwards' Islington square: Shaping up nicely
Pollard Thomas Edwards has made a north London square whole by filling in its missing fourth side with a residential scheme that sensitively reinterprets its traditional context