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In the next six months … Is the housebuilding bubble about to burst?
In the first of a series of articles examining the short-term prospects of the construction industry, we look at how changes in the housing market will affect listed housebuilders over the next six months
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Taywood's £480m Wilcon takeover
My take on Taylor Woodrow's £480m takeover of Wilson Connolly, as well as the feverish speculation linking just about every major housebuilder with the acquisition of a smaller rival, is that the big boys are gearing themselves up to break into the FTSE 100.
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Not so fast
If you’re tempted not to pay an adjudicator’s award, then why not simply put it off for 15 months or more by fighting a bloody and dogged rearguard action?
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Not so fast
If you're tempted not to pay an adjudicator's award, then why not simply put it off for 15 months or more by fighting a bloody and dogged rearguard action?
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Taking care of your cat
Consultants often need to show prospective clients some of their creative thinking. But what happens if that client uses your ideas without employing your services?
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Give the man some flowers
As a building surveyor, it is not very often that I find myself nodding in agreement with a clerk of works – but I nearly sent John Smith flowers after reading "Cut to the bone" (12 September, page 29). It hit the proverbial nail on the head.
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Praise indeed
It's against the journalistic grain to give praise I know, but I would just like to say how much I enjoy your magazine.
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The climate change conundrum
"The great office meltdown has begun" (12 September, pages 24-25) certainly throws up a conundrum: global warming is causing higher summer temperatures, therefore increasing demand for air-conditioning; this in turn adds to energy use, causes more carbon dioxide emissions and accelerates global warming.
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Lay the global gangway
I read your article "Good morning, Vietnam" (5 September, pages 38-41) and thought it was very interesting, so far as it went.
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A new devil to get to know
I suspect Tony Bingham is correct in his view that the Be Collaborative Contract is unlikely to be widely used (12 September, page 51).
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Up the spout
I wonder if the person who thought up the Reginox tap (12 September, page 60) has ever washed up or filled a kettle.
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NewsQueen of Herts
The University of Hertfordshire has completed its de Havilland campus in Hatfield. The £120m development is one of largest for a university in half a century. It comprises four academic buildings serving 4000 students, 1600 student residences and a sports complex. A learning resources centre (pictured), is linked to ...
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UCATT and NHS trust lock horns over Stoke hospital
Construction union UCATT is to hold talks with an NHS trust over complaints that construction workers will suffer poor conditions on a £270m hospital PFI scheme in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Gavron urges high-rise restraint
Labour's London mayoral candidate Nicky Gavron will adopt a more cautious approach to high-rise development than Ken Livingstone if elected, she said this week.
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NewsTo coin a phrase
This 'neighbourhood centre' has been designed by architect Haworth Adams for not-for-profit developer Coin Street Community Builders. The scheme, near Waterloo in central London, forms the fourth side of the horseshoe-shaped Iroko Housing Co-operative development, also designed by Haworth Adams.The centre is due to open in 2005 and ...
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Architect RHWL wins Belfast 'theatre for everyone'
Architect RHWL's arts team has won an international competition to create a "theatre for everyone" at Belfast's Grand Opera House.
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Skanska nicks prison blocks
Contractor Skanska has won a £50m contract to build two prison blocks for the Scottish Prison Service.
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High-Point Rendel finally sold to management
The troubled consultant High-Point Rendel has finally completed a management buyout, nearly a year after it began talks to leave the stock exchange.