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The new Corgi
The Tenant Services Authority has reminded housing associations to ensure their gas safety engineers have signed the new register that replaced the Corgi system this month.
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Too little, too late
With reference to your article on the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) funding situation (3 April, page 24), it should also be pointed out that an aspect that contributed greatly to the overspend on many colleges was the LSC’s decision in the summer of 2004 to not approve funding for ...
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CommentWe fight the law …
Reading the story in Building on 9 April (BDP faces £4.6m claim over Wimbledon media centre), I was disappointed, but sadly not surprised, to see yet another high-profile court case involving latent defects
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We fight the law and the law wins
I was pleased to read James Bessey’s article (How to look good in public, 9 April, page 47)
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Foul-weather friends
Working as a senior procurement manager for a national housebuilder, I wholeheartedly concur with the frustration felt at how those offering trade insurance are reacting in these straitened times (17 April, page 28)
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Emirates united
Your article of “Why we are not Dubai” (17 April, page 32) took many of my comments out of context.
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Tools for the job
Tony Bingham, in his column on 3 April (page 56), made reference to “that wonderful book … A Dummies’ Guide to Risk and Shafting” to help contractors survive the recession.
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Terminological imbroglios
Robert Adam (17 April, page 22) must move in very eccentric – and exclusive – circles
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FeaturesHe's back: Lord Falconer returns to the Thames Gateway
Lord Falconer has unfinished business at the Thames Gateway – but given the recession, axed transport projects and scant progress since he worked on the scheme six years ago, can even this ‘heavy hitter’ get things rolling?
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CommentWe need better politicians
Surely efficiency savings have to be made by working with the supply chain: after all, the government has been saying just this for 10 years
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CommentComplexity theory: Interconnected disputes
How do you deal with a whole load of connected disputes that all seem to have a knock-on effect on one another?
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Hidden wealth: How to be creative with asset-based lending
As land and property lose value, businesses looking to expand or keep afloat should be exploring the potential of raising money against other assets
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CommentYou asked me for a contribution: Are net contribution clauses fair?
A judge recently said net contribution clauses were ‘fair and reasonable’, but clients have good reason to feel unhappy with the way they work in practice
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CommentL is for limitation rules
A-Z of construction law Our beginner’s guide to legal basics covers L this week – the limitation on the time a party can claim damages
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NewsGovernment to miss carbon emissions target
The government will miss a target to cut 12.5% of carbon emissions by 2010/11 and needs to set more ambitious targets for its estate, according to its own sustainability watchdog
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Planning applications rise to highest level since September
The number of planning applications made in the UK rose by more than 18% in the last month, indicating the first stirrings of renewed confidence in the property industry
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NewsTender prices to fall by up to 9% this year
Tender prices will fall by up to 9% in 2009 and a further 3-5% in 2010 according to the latest market forecast prepared for Building by cost consultant Davis Langdon
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NewsScene stealer: New Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
ISG Jackson has won a contract to build the £25.6m New Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury
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NewsThe fat lady has sung: National Opera and Ballet centre, Oslo
Norwegian architect Snøhetta has won the Mies van der Rohe Award for its National Opera and Ballet centre in Oslo
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NewsTurner & Townsend chairman vows not to cut salaries
Tim Wray, chairman of Turner & Townsend, has said he will not to cut salaries at the consultancy, despite other top QSs cutting pay by between 12% and 20%