More news – Page 3883
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Rogue security groups prey on firms in North-west
Victims reveal nightmare scenario of intimidation and violence as ‘security’ firms threaten reign of terror on sites
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NewsArchitectures aristocracy vie for prime ministers award
Shortlist for 2005 Better Public Buildings prize includes Lords Foster and Rogers and Sirs Farrell and Hopkins
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Stone restoration
Our series of specialist market overviews continues with a close-up look at stone restoration and conservation. David Harding of Gardiner & Theobald examines the hot topics, costs and key contractors
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NewsKier buys £23.5m landbank from regional housebuilder
Contractor acquires 389 plots in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, work in progress and related assets
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McCarthy & Stone founder begins legal action
A legal dispute has broken out between the former chairman of retirement home specialist McCarthy & Stone and the company.
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CommentWe’d be great together
The British Property Federation’s consultancy agreement is a good start, but what we really need is an all-inclusive contract for all parties and single project insurance
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ODPM denies shelving ‘flats above shops’
The government has denied that it is mothballing an initiative to create 300,000 homes above shops, despite the housing minister admitting the ODPM was struggling to overcome “a number of barriers” to the project
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Lancashire mill towns are the new New York
Low-cost loft living, public squares and high-profile schemes for the fashion industry and sport could be coming to the mill towns of East Lancashire.
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Data New-build completions in May
Registrations are up across the board, and completions in Yorkshire and Humberside are doing well too
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FeaturesNo regrets
Nobody knows better than Sir Martin Laing, former chairman of Laing, how a wafer-thin margin can turn into a catastrophic loss. He tells us about how a contract used to be a gentlemen’s agreement and why he wasn’t to blame for that £1 sale.
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CommentSecond-chance saloon
The DTI’s consultation on reforming the Construction Act could clarify grey areas on adjudication that cloud the original intentions – but only if the industry responds in time
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CommentIdeal for multiple injuries
It’s hard to introduce a new defence in the middle of a trial, but in adjudication – being a quick first-aid for two parties in a punch-up – it’s the very opposite
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The Jackson files
Mr Justice Jackson took charge of the Technology and Construction Court 10 months ago. Under new rules, he will work there full-time. But what’s he done so far?
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CommentWho’s suing whom
Legal wrangles at the High Court over valuable land in trendy Borough Market, a south London restaurant that never served a meal and an IT agreement that crashed. Plus our Brussels update
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A bit of light pressure
In an attempt to meet the targets set by our government for a CO2 reduction of 20% by 2010 and a 60% reduction by 2050, we should embrace pressure testing as a way of demonstrating that the performance and construction of our dwellings is improving (3 June, page 64).