Opinion – Page 336
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Bank figures provide more jitters for the housing market
The latest data on mortage lending from the Bank of England will do little to steady the nerves of those in the house building world.The figures show the number of approvals for house purchases on a seasonally adjusted basis has taken a dip in the first quarter of this year.The ...
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Comment10 changes to Part L for 2010
Our energy expert runs through the parts of the new rules that will have the biggest impact
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CommentYuanda vs Gear Construction: amendments to a contract
Did the insertion of a Tolent clause go against the Construction Act?
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CommentCroft House Care vs Durham council : Disclosure in public procurement
A question of which documents must be disclosed to court in a claim involving aggreived tenders
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CommentCan Clegg be trusted with BSF?
The Lib Dems’ education policy sounds promising. But, like the other parties, they’re remaining ominously quiet about capital investment
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CommentWonders & Blunders
Phil Reay-Smith loves the first purpose-built TV studio and its proximity to Coronation Street celebs, but is turned off by a new London hospital wing that looks ready to croak
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CommentHansom to park lane
At the Building Awards 2010, nobody got a monopoly on the gongs, though tales abounded of top hats, cars, battleships, horses and more than a thimbleful of Soviet spirit
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CommentChoice in an age of uncertainty
These days it seems nothing can be taken for granted, whether its simple travel plans or the fact that the Lib Dems are bound to come third. Which can be a good thing
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CommentQuentin Shears: Golf rage
Simon decided golf would be more fun than doorstepping voters trying to watch Britain’s got talent…
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The £406,000 man
As a chartered QS I read the article about the plans of the new boss of the RICS to woo disgruntled QSs (16 April, page 13) with some personal interest, as well as some sense of humour
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Springing into action
I read with interest your recent article about how the growth of the UK economy is hindered by a shrinking construction industry (“Construction decline holds back UK economy”, 23 April) but I think that it gives the wrong – and worrying – message to our industry
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CommentThe next step
I was one of the three graduates that did a small article with Building last year (11 September 2009, page 34).
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Channel hopping
How many more consultations are they going to waste money on (MPs attack plans for 10-mile Severn barrage)?
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Where’s my cut?
I enjoyed your leader on the perils of corruption in the less developed parts of the world (16 April, page 3)
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How construction can make cycling safer
The warm weather and longer days is making cycling to work enjoyable again. The streets of London are teeming with cyclists riding new bikes bought on their company's Cycle to Work scheme.Cycling is a brilliant to get stay fit and avoid the stuffy Tube, but unfortunately it's not as safe ...
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We're back to double-digit growth in house prices, oh dear
House prices are booming again, crack open the champagne!Well maybe not.If I was a house builder reading the latest survey from the Nationwide building society showing a double-digit rise in prices over the past year (see graph) I would be worried.Looking at my short-term prospects, naturally I would be chirpy ...
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‘Pre-pack’ administrations face stricter controls
Against the backdrop of recovering economic meltdown, and the plethora of high-profile retail failures, several of which resulted in pre-pack sales (e.g. Whittards, The Officers Club and USC) - is it any wonder that creditors and indeed the public have come to an increasingly cynical view of ‘revolving door’ or ...