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What does ‘dispute’ mean? When are two disputes linked? When are they not linked? If an adjudicator decides unlinked disputes, is his decision invalid? For one or both? How much sense does all this make …?
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CommentIt’s the heat!
A London council is checking up on the energy use of its residents thanks to a nifty web map from Ordnance Survey that details every building. Alex Smith takes a look at his own four walls
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NewsSkanska plans assault on UK housebuilding market
Swedish firm to launch prefab system as Cooper calls on foreign builders to enter sector
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CommentRip it up and start again
What do you do if you’ve fallen out of favour with the City and your share price is heading south?
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NewsMorgan Sindall restructures after £26m Amec deal …
Construction division rebranded, as group announces a 24% rise in turnover and profit of £25m
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City urged to cash in on regeneration boom
Research reveals the sector has provided the best property investments over the past five years
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NewsSkanska plans assault on UK housebuilding market
Swedish firm to launch prefab system as Cooper calls on foreign builders to enter sector
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Get it fixed
SWI Ltd entered into a subcontract with P&I Data Services Ltd for building works. SWI’s and P&I’s subcontract specified that a price would be paid for works listed on the tender documents. It was common ground that if P&I required works to be performed that were not the subject of ...
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Pay your dues
The defendants, Mr and Mrs Johnston, engaged the claimant contractor, Pierce Design International Limited, to carry out construction works at the property. The contract incorporated the JCT Standard Form of Building Contract (With Contractor’s Design), 1998 edition. During the contract the defendants failed to make interim payments to the ...
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FeaturesShould green planning applications be fast-tracked?
Is the government right to seek a rewrite of the renewable energy planning permission rules?
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Newcastle councillors approve £380m regeneration scheme
Scotswood's 1800-home development plans to include UK's first housing expo
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NewsHSE welcomes bids for new gas installer scheme
Health & Safety Executive opens competition for provider to “beef up domestic gas safety standards”
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CommentMind your language, minister
The government’s latest attempts at spelling out the Construction Act’s payment rules are a triumph of impenetrable gobbledegook. It’s time for some plain English
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CommentYes, in your backyard
If we’re ever going to get the homes we need, rural nimbys are just going to have to accept some development – maybe even a new next-door neighbour…
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CommentThe naked quango
In the first of a new series in which professionals reveal what they really think, a regeneration expert tells us just how much help agencies and quangos are …
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Interest rate increases hit commercial market
The rate of growth of the UK’s commercial development in July was below its average for the past 19 months, although it did increase slightly from June’s five-month low.
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News‘We will surprise the hell out of the industry’
Tony Douglas, Laing O’Rourke’s new chief operating officer, announces five-year plan to turn it into the most modern firm in British construction
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News‘We will surprise the hell out of the industry’
Tony Douglas, Laing O’Rourke’s new chief operating officer, announces five-year plan to turn it into the most modern firm in British construction
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NewsSpinning round the Serpentine
Pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery has been topped out by contractor Bovis Lend Lease
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Tough energy target for BSF
At least 60% of the energy for every new English secondary school to come from renewables