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Can鈥檛 see the wood
In the context of your story about insurers threatening to pull cover for timber frame (5 March, page 11) you give the impression that six people died in a timber frame building as result of a fire in a housing block in Peckham in November
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CommentPFI and the Panama Canal
I read your article on the Tories鈥� plan to lift the lid on PFI deals (26 February, page 14) and I have to say I think they are getting this one wrong and should look at the history of PFI
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Something might get broken
鈥楾he rough and tumble of normal commercial bargaining鈥� can, clearly, be used to extract a good deal from the other side. But if one party abuses this power, the other could argue later that the resulting contract is not binding. Such an argument is founded on the legal doctrine of ...
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CommentWonders & Blunders with Dean Webster
The Cyril Sweett boss has a solar epiphany on a Middle Eastern tower but another in London casts a long shadow on a park
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CommentSomething quite atrocious
A party that thinks an adjudicator has no jurisdiction can save money and bother by simply waiting until the end before making a song and dance about it
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Full speed ahead?
The Infrastructure Planning Commission was set up to fast-track projects of national importance, but it remains to be seen how well it will work
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Ageing gracefully
Housebuilders need to make profit to have sustainable businesses and the resources to build homes (5 March, leader, page 3) but they risk casting themselves as the bad boys if they resist measures to address the needs of our rapidly ageing population
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CommentSomething to shout about
One of the best bits of news we鈥檝e heard in a long time was delivered by Ed Miliband last week
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New Legislation for April 2010 鈥� What are Your Responsibilities ?
April and October are always interesting in terms of new Regulations in the health and safety world. This April is no different, with some key issues, affecting employers, employees and anyone with responsibility for health and safety. For a complete guide to the changes, who they affect and how to ...
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Is the housing market on the turn again?
Today鈥檚 release by the surveyors鈥� body RICS of its latest housing market survey provides a little bit of support to both sides of the will-they-won鈥檛-they debate on house price rises.Looked at nationally, the broad measures of estate agents experiences and expectations of house prices remain positive.A majority of 17% saw ...
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Housing shortage, what housing shortage?
Few people disagree with the notion that there is a housing shortage in England. It is trotted out both as an argument for more social homes and as an underlying case for ever increasing house prices.I too subscribe to the view that we need to increase and enhance the English, ...
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CommentTimber frame insurance controversy: 星空传媒 responds
We鈥檝e had quite a response to our story on insurers threatening to pull cover on timber frame buildings, here's the gist of it...
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Official figures show construction output falling again, but devils lurk in the detail
Construction output slumped back into decline in the final quarter of 2009, after a supposed rise out of recession in summer.That is the headline story from today鈥檚 release of the construction output figures.But dig a bit deeper and we see some unsettling implications in the numbers.Firstly the statisticians now believe ...
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Save our regs!
The article 鈥淐ouncils start early on Tory planning overhaul鈥� (26 February, page 10) was read with interest and concern
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Could it be magic?
I was intrigued to see that the 星空传媒 for Life score of one of the developments in round one of the Kickstart programme had flowered from 1.5 to 16.5 (26 February, page 11)
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Do the paperwork: Illegal workers
The UK Border Agency is cracking down on illegal working and the penalties for employers can be prison or heavy fines. So take care you鈥檙e making all the right checks
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Houses and trousers
The Tories鈥� planning green paper is another cheap shot at gaining votes (22 February, building.co.uk)
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CommentHansom: Your guide to 鈥�
鈥� common Chinese phrases, negotiating with Americans, hosting a Hampstead dinner party, and how to look good in a diamant茅-encrusted swimming cap
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Going, going 鈥�
In response to 星空传媒鈥檚 story about the skills crisis (鈥淯nion warns of skills time bomb鈥�, 5 February, building.co.uk), as a trainee building surveyor I am beginning to regret my decision to join the industry