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Compensation claims: That’s all, folks
A home that is built defectively may bring the owner years of inconvenience. How much ought the owner be compensated for this? Well, forget what you’ve read about such settlements in the US …
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Barratt will not breach banking covenants
Housebuilder claims to be ‘operating within facilities’ despite £800m loan to buy Wilson Bowden
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Doing business in difficult times
As the NHBC reveals the scale of the fall in private housing activity, Richard Donnell looks at how developers are responding
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Balfour in £40m funding wrangle with ODA
The Olympic Delivery Authority is locked in a £40m funding battle with Balfour Beatty, the sole bidder on the 2012 aquatics centre.
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Phase One goes to Birmingham
Over a hundred of Birmingham's bright young things came to the latest Phase One networking party hosted by Building
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Contract dispute threatens Exeter contractor
Michael Thorne Construction has appealed to creditors to accept emergency financial package
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Environmental property code released this week
BP, Barclays and CB Richard Ellis are among backers of ‘seismic’ shift in approach to improve measurement of offices
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Nantwich nimbys quash eco-town plan
Developer Pochin withdraws plan for 7,000 eco-homes after pressure from Cheshire locals
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The drive for a US code for green houses
An American version of the Code for Sustainable Homes came out this month. Jerry Yudelson reckons it will fail and makes a prediction on the growth of green housebuilding in future years
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‘Very deep concern’ as housing starts drop 39%
English Partnerships admits it may miss housing targets next year as grim statistics pile up
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Top QSs miss out on further education framework
Gardiner & Theobald and EC Harris omitted from £1.2bn pre-qualification list for colleges
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Tyler looks beyond £7bn barrier for Balfour Beatty
Chief executive in confident mood as City predicts record turnover for UK’s largest contractor
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‘Very deep concern’ as housing starts drop 39%
English Partnerships admits it may miss housing targets next year as grim statistics pile up
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Buyer's guide for green homes launched
Sustainable group Sponge reveals key tips for general public interested in purchasing an eco-property
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Keeping mum about mediation
Once upon a time everyone understood that part of what made mediation an ‘alternative’ form of dispute resolution was that the talks remained confidential. Was. Not any more they don’t
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Strike hits £3bn Bahrain leisure project
More than 2,000 workers have gone on strike for a week on a £3bn Bahraini tourist development being built by a team including Bovis Lend Lease and Atkins.
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Rider Levett Bucknall wins role on £95m Birmingham scheme
Naus hires QS on £95m development in Digbeth which will feature 658 apartments
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Celia Hammond on the struggle to save Olympic cats
Founder of animal rescue centre says negotiating access to 2012 site has been 'ghastly'
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Top QSs miss out on further education framework
Gardiner & Theobald and EC Harris omitted from £1.2bn pre-qualification list for colleges