More news – Page 3953
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NewsHousebuilders welcome olive branch from Prescott
Delegates at Delivering Sustainable Communities Summit warm to less adversarial tone of voice
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Flood risk may make housing in growth areas uninsurable
Insurers warn housing growth areas face 74% hike in flood damage costs, with Thames Gateway the worst hit
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UCATT leader dismisses rumours of a super-union
Alan Ritchie denies claims that the construction union will join proposed T&G–Amicus merger
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Rouse declares £3.5bn free-for-all
The Housing Corporation has decided to open the whole of its £3.5bn grant allocation to private developers, beginning with this summer’s 2006/08 bidding round.
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FeaturesJust the job
Caridad Marin Mollinedo explains why swapping architecture for surveying wasn’t such a big deal
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NewsSkansen expands into Scandinavia and Spain
Fit-out company Skansen Interiors has embarked on a European expansion to triple turnover
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St Gobain profits from buoyant UK repair market
St Gobain, one of the world’s biggest building materials companies, said that a strong repair and maintenance market in the UK helped to increase profitability last year.
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FeaturesBullish Barratt takes social housing by the horns
A packed order book and record profits put the company in a strong position, says boss David Pretty
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CommentLet’s not be victims
If the private sector slumps, unfortunately so too do its obligations to social housing. But that does not mean government will inevitably miss its targets. Here’s why …
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FeaturesSecond thoughts
Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson’s very funny, very charming and highly critical account of Britain in the 1990s, made Britons look at themselves slightly differently. But what would he write if he took the same journey today?
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CommentHired gun takes a bullet
Here’s a story about an expert witness who, after giving evidence, is being pursued through the courts for £400,000 over an alleged breach of duty
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An expensive way to flip a coin
On why he is now advising some construction clients embroiled in complex cases to bypass the adjudication process and initiate court proceedings
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The price we pay
Hammonds and Building have finished their research into adjudicators’ fee rates, and – surprise, surprise – they’re on their way north. But that’s not all …
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Lessons from abroad
Building is to be congratulated for highlighting the French inroads made over recent years in the UK construction market (21 January, page 38).