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Insurance fears for commercial properties
Consultant warns that 50,000 commercial buildings may be under-insured
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Paper round: Long wait for planning reforms
Predictions that proposals in Kate Barker's review of the planning system won't take effect till 2009 and a possible rise in the rate of landfill tax
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Infinity Homes vs Technical and General Guarantee
Housebuilders sues over £7m development in Southampton
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NewsHiggins & Co
WEB WATCH — While the mainstream media takes care of negative hype, the Olympic Delivery Authority’s home page puts London’s preparations for the Games in rather rosier light …
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NewsScaffolding with style
Not many building sites double up as clothing boutiques, but this one is a little bit special ...
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McBains Cooper eyes MDA as next takeover target
After failing to buy rival Currie & Brown, consultant turns its attention to troubled QS
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NewsLend Lease tipped to win Olympic village
Australian-led consortium looks set to beat Bouygues to develop the athletes village
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NewsODA finalises stadium design
ODA boss says design and budget will be finalised by the end of the month
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Adding interest to injury
The claimants sought damages from the defendant on the ground that they had sustained vibration white finger in the course of their employment with the defendant. The defendant had received more than 170,000 claims, of which 50,000 remained outstanding.In view of the large number of actions the parties entered into ...
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PFI tsar forced to postpone departure from Treasury
Richard Abadie to remain in post until spring as Treasury struggles to find successor
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NewsIndustry to act on timber-frame site fire risk
The construction industry has acknowledged that it must deal with the risk of fire in multistorey timber-frame construction after the publication of the London Fire Brigade’s initial findings on the catastrophic fire at Colindale, north London, in July.
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McBains Cooper eyes MDA as next takeover target
After failing to buy rival Currie & Brown, consultant turns its attention to troubled QS
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City of Westminster sued for £188k
Regency Building Services takes council to court over unpaid invoices and retentions
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NewsHenderson and Wolseley top M&A table
The £1bn bid by Henderson, an investment fund, for contractor John Laing is by far the biggest deal of the quarter so far but Wolseley, the building materials group, has been the most active firm in the acquisition market
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Industry hails Brown and Barker’s new deal for developers
Zero carbon homes by 2010Tony Blair to lead planning taskforcePlanning gain supplement delayed
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NewsMarks Barfield begins work on Olympic spike
London Eye architect plans landmark viewing tower for 2012 Games
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NewsLend Lease tipped to win Olympic village
A Lend Lease team looks set to pip Bouygues in the race to develop the Olympic village
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Berkeley boss upbeat despite fall in profit
Housebuilder's half-year pre-tax profit falls 5.2% to £81.5m
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NewsDavis Langdon profit leaps by third
Consultant Davis Langdon has reported a 31% rise in pre-tax profit, from £24.5m to £32.2m, in its second year as a limited liability partnership (LLP).