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NewsTaylor Wimpey merger creates UK's biggest housebuilder
UK housing completions of about 22,000 will see combined company oust Barratt as Britain's largest housebuilder
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Test new buildings for green credentials says Cabe's Sorrell
Too many gaps between the ambition and reality of bettter public buildings
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NewsOlympic stadium: if you’re not a VIP bring a brolly
Designs by HOK Sport do not include a roof, but may provide shelter for executive area
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CommentHere comes the rain again
The oft-discussed Baxall case was about negligence in designing rainwater drainage. So is the Charter case, but here the Court of Appeal has taken a very different view
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CommentRubbish rules
All Tony Bingham wanted was to enjoy his Bakewell tart, but it triggered a dispute with Mrs B over the best way to dispose of the packaging. It was all a bit like his day job, really ...
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CommentGreat British PFI
The UK is a leader in procuring public buildings with private money. We should be doing much more to export that expertise to the rest of the world
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Profit at Terry Farrell drops 33% after ‘challenging year’
Architect refuses to comment but directors’ report blames slow planning system for delays
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NewsBrown plans to extend the powers of RDAs
Chancellor and his key advisers aim to give agencies a say in planning and house funding
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Comment9.3bn for what, exactly?
The phrase “an inconvenient truth” may have been used for Al Gore’s film on global warming, but it also serves pretty well to describe the cost of building the London Olympics.
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NewsOlympic stadium: if you’re not a VIP bring a brolly
Designs by HOK Sport do not include a roof, but may provide shelter for executive area
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Profit at Terry Farrell drops 33% after ‘challenging year’
Architect refuses to comment but directors’ report blames slow planning system for delays
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Shining a light
In the original reserved judgment the judge found that the defendants were liable to the claimants for infringing a right to light to two windows which illuminated some stairs leading to the basement of the claimant’s building. However, the judge declined to grant an injunction and left the question of ...
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NewsParliament to debate CDM regs after Cameron protest
David Cameron has called for the CDM regs to be cancelled and has forced issue into House of Commons
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NewsBovis regroups to tackle Olympics
Bovis Lend Lease restructures as it prepares to tackle Stratford City and Olympic Village
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NewsLondon boss leaves HOK
Ralph Courtenay quits architect after 15 years, following reshuffle last autumn
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CommentGetting arise out of a challenge
An arbitration case might offer a way forward for the courts when asked to decide whether ‘arising under’ or ‘in connection with’ best applies to a jurisdiction challenge under the Construction Act
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NewsPlanning reform ‘on course’ despite delay
Michael Ankers, the chief executive of the Construction Products Association (CPA), has played down fears that the planning white paper will lead to a watering down of reform.