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Commercial demand slows after three-year peak
Savills survey shows optimism about rise in next three months despite slowdown last month
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NewsHBF chairman hits out at councils’ land rationing
Stewart Baseley says local authorities have used the drive for higher density to cut land supply
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Metronet brings in Deloitte in tube row
Metronet has appointed a team of advisers, led by Deloitte, to prepare evidence for its deepening dispute with London Underground.
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NewsIndustry giants line up for Olympic media centre
Bouygues and Hopkins Architects, Lend Lease and Foster, and Carillion could be on shortlist
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The case for suspenders
It was thought that the Construction Act said any client that failed to issue a withholding notice five days before the final date of payment was obliged to pay the contractor in full. But that was before three law lords said otherwise …
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NewsFoster sells minority stake
Private equity firm 3i set to buy ‘less than 50%’ share of practice for about £350m
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NewsTreasury ponders return of new town corporations
Taskforce will work up proposals that may include post-war-style development bodies
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There’s no excuse for lateness
State your case The courts no longer take a relaxed view of any failure to meet adjudication’s many deadlines, however minor, says Laurenz Maurer. Here’s what you need to know ...
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125-year PFI hospital lease comes to light
The Department of Health has risked losing control of hospitals and land valued at £517m as a result of PFI deals.
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NewsGerman cement company ponders swoop on Hanson
Shares in materials giant rise 25% as HeidelbergCement considers formal approach
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Industry giants line up for Olympic media centre
Bouygues and Hopkins Architects, Lend Lease and Foster, and Carillion could be on shortlist
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McCloud names grand designers
TV design personality Kevin McCloud has appointed three architects to work on his first foray into housebuilding.
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NewsLearning to think big in the land of the skyscraper
New York was the location for last week’s annual conference of the British Council for Offices
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FeaturesHave you seen BT’s new mobile?
BT’s property team don’t sit behind desks. They use the latest technology to work from home, clients’ offices and ‘touchdown’ points around the UK. And soon they’ll expect you to do the same
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FeaturesProcurement: Building services
The design and installation of building services needs careful management if a project’s M&E is to be delivered successfully. Simon Rawlinson together with Barry Nugent and Andy Dedman of Davis Langdon Mott Green Wall look at best practice in this specialist area of procurement
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Comment
Listen to Leitch
I read with interest Sir Digby Jones’ article on the need for increased training for young people in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics (27 April, page 34).
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CommentIt doesnt work like that
I read with interest the article on energy performance certificates (EPC) (27 April, page 64-66). The premise of the survey – that EPCs will have an immediate effect on landlords and tenants – betrays a misunderstanding of the mechanics of EPCs.