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In pictures: Another Crossrail station set for spring handover
Paddington scheme built by Costain and Skanska and designed by Weston Williamson
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In Business: Scape’s boss sees a strong pipeline of public sector work
Mark Robinson on next week’s budget, cladding remediation, frameworks under scrutiny and why his London office is moving
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What does the VAT reverse charge mean for you?
The domestic reverse charge comes into effect on 1 March – here’s what you need to do
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Lendlease brings in construction boss to plug gap at development arm
Peter Leonard swaps divisions as group unveils one third drop in profit at half year results
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Tax relief: the Structures and Buildings Allowance
The Structures and Buildings Allowance extends tax relief from plant and machinery to cover other parts of a non-residential building or structure but it can be hard to adminster
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MHCLG confirms plans to set up West Midlands HQ
Housing secretary says Wolverhampton move will put decision-makers closer to regional voices
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Consultant keeping tabs on Crossrail budget ‘concerned’ job will have to ask for more money
Jacobs warns cost of completing £18.6bn railway is currently exceeding available funding
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Lockdown delays force Vistry to put back results by a week
Accountant needs more time to sign off numbers
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Church of England calls for cross-party housing strategy
Report suggests using church land for affordable housing, while calling on government to improve quality and sustainability of existing homes
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HSE asks industry for views on principal designer role
Hackitt report said position should be requirement of all high-risk projects
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Kier and Costain among winners on £800m TfL road framework
Deal to boost walking and cycling schemes in capital
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Essential law: Liquidated damages, part two
Continuing our series on the basics of construction law, Andrew Keeley looks at the consequences of a liquidated damages clause being unenforceable
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Shocking Grenfell evidence sees Kingspan begin root and branch reform at UK insulation boards business
Initiatives include head of compliance, confidential hotline, staff clear out and review of division by law firm
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Another London council calls for construction workers to get covid-19 tests
Islington council wants people working outside the home to undergo regular rapid coronavirus checks
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Costing Steelwork 16: Market update
Costing Steelwork is a series from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork. This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork
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Grenfell Inquiry round-up: What we learnt from Arconic this week
Hearings focused on the degree to which manufacturer had misled customers over the fire performance of its ACM cladding panels
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Arconic manager warned colleague that firm was ‘not clean’
President of cladding manufacturer tells Grenfell inquiry that staff lied to clients over fire performance
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Plan for London’s £288m Centre for Music scrapped
International architectural competition for Barbican refurb to be launched instead
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‘We want to see action’ – meet England’s first bishop for housing
Guli Francis-Dehqani, the first bishop for housing, takes up her post in April. With a Church of England housing report out this weekend, she explains why the role is much more than a token one