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Housing mandarin bags £180k
Salary details released by the Cabinet Office show that housing mandarin Richard McCarthy earns up to £180,000 a year.
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Tribal sells Nightingale Architects for £13m
Public sector services consultant Tribal has sold Nightingale Architects for £13.1m to the UK subsidiary of Canadian design group IBI
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Ex-Redrow boss moves to Gladedale
Neil Fitzsimmons, the former boss of housebuilder Redrow, has become chief executive of Gladedale.
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NewsBlow me down: Nottingham University
Designed by Make, this £7m structure is the largest straw-bale building in the UK
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NewsOxford plus Viñoly equals ...
Planning permission has been granted for Oxford University’s new £70m maths building, designed by Rafael Viñoly
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FeaturesAndrew Chisholm: Career break and back
One year ago, Andrew Chisholm shut the surveying firm he had spent 15 years building up, then took a seven-month break. But now he’s back with a new company – and a lot of his old staff
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FeaturesCountry focus: Romania
The downturn hit Romania hard but it’s in a reasonable position to recover
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CityWATCH world affairs and local fears
Although it had other things on its mind - a rather tense Middle East and Korean peninsular, not to mention the continuing threat of national bankruptcy in southern Europe - the City still had time to welcome the proposed takeover of BSS by Travis Perkins
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NewsTravis Perkins predicts more merchant mergers
Geoff Cooper, chief executive of Travis Perkins, has said there could be further consolidation in the building materials sector after his firm said it planned a £553m takeover bid for heating and plumbing specialist BSS, writes David Matthews
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Scottish private housebuilding reaches 29-year low
Private housebuilding in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level in almost three decades
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Galliford Try wins £300m deal
Galliford Try has been named as the preferred private sector partner on a £300m project to build community facilities in south-east Scotland
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Interserve to design and build £30m Leeds academy
Interserve has won a £30m contract to design and build an academy for Leeds council
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NewsPlanning applications in May 2010
Tesco grabs the top spot this month with two contracts worth £222m
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CommentSimple game, tricky rules
Here’s a conundrum for you: What happens if part of a contract is within an adjudicator’s jurisdiction and part is outside? And if a decision is made on all of it, is it enforceable?
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Defective work: Making amends
If you’re an employer cheesed off with a contractor’s work, it’s tempting to get someone else in to sort it out, then claim for the costs. Here’s why you should count to 10
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Contracts in writing
Until now, a contract has had to be in writing for a dispute to be referred for adjudication…
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CommentAlternative medicine
How do I … avoid going to court? Litigation can leave you with a headache, not to mention a large hole in your wallet. But disputes do not have to end up in the courts, says Paul Flook
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Oh, grow up
Paul Morrell’s article (28 May, page 28) suggests he will be saying sensible things to the ministers he is advising
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NewsODA scraps plans for Olympic turbine
Major part of 2012’s sustainability plan is cancelled because new safety legislation has deterred potential contractors
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CommentPassivhaus: the power of shared ideas
A road trip to Dresden reinforces the Passivhaus ethos – and provides an ego boost