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CommentWhatever possessed you?: Early partial possession
Ann Minogue聽If you鈥檙e lucky enough to have a tenant lined up, you might be tempted to give them partial possession so they can make an early start on their fit-out. That way madness lies鈥�
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CommentDing dongs merrily on high
The season of goodwill to all men is well and truly over and it鈥檚 back to the usual name-calling, back-stabbing and top-level fist-fighting. A sigh of relief all round, then鈥�
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CommentMy digital life:Kai Midgl
What is your favourite website? Travelsupermarket.com because I like weekends away and I use it a lot for getting flights and deals on hotel rooms
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CommentCan鈥檛 pay? Will pay: How well does the system work
If someone owes you money, you can go to adjudication to get them to pay. And if they ignore that you can go to court. But how well does the system actually work?
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Comment星空传媒 buys a pint鈥� for Gleeds and Cundall
The scene is an organic pub, which boasts that it is the first and only one to be certified by the UK Soil Association for its green credentials. Jerry and Oliver opt for militant Eco Warrior pale ale while Ian strives for a touch of spiritual refreshment with St Peter鈥檚 ...
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CommentFancy a brew?
Hugh Wilson and Lewis Womersley鈥檚 design for the Arndale was begun in 1972 and when it was completed in 1979 it was the largest covered town shopping centre in Europe, attracting 750,000 shoppers a week
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CommentWonders & blunders
David Mann tells a tale of two shopping malls, one in the friendly North, the other in the grim South
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Why can鈥檛 we get along?
I know Tony Bingham likes being controversial, but in his article 鈥淕et a truck load of this鈥� (12 December, page 48) he really has overdone it
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Worst six months for construction new orders since September 1995
The latest figures for new orders appear to have taken a turn for the even worse in November after already having fallen off a cliff in May last year.The 12 month rolling total of orders won in volume terms dropped rapidly in November to its lowest level for more than ...
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Experian cuts forecast for construction growth but predicts a boom in infrastructure
With the release of the heavily downgraded forecast from the Construction Products Association released this morning I was keen to see how the forecasters at Experian saw future workload in the industry this time around.The answer is that they are much more pessimistic about prospects this year than they were ...
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Forecast puts construction recession on par with 1990s - so expect 600,000 job losses
The rapid deterioration in confidence in the construction industry is amply illustrated by the latest prognostication of the Construction Products Association forecasters.The industry trade body has massively downgraded its expectations for construction output over the next six years, despite pepping up the figures for projected spending by the public sector. ...
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Taylor Wimpey and the drug-crazed marsupials
The leaked email from Taylor Wimpey boss Pete Redfern to his staff caused quite a stir in the City before Christmas.The housebuilding boss talked up the chances of a refinancing deal by the end of February - a claim backed up by other sources in the know.But the email ...
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Which way to tender?
Two-stage tendering was invented for situations in which the client had to start building as a matter of urgency, yet retain an element of competition between contractors
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Right on track
星空传媒 Design Partnership was commissioned to undertake the masterplan for Birmingham City University on a wonderful site that will be the centrepiece of the Eastside regeneration
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News to me
Ross Holleron states (12 December, page 59) that 鈥淗anham Hall 鈥� will produce excess heat from its combined heat and power system in summer months. Some of this will supply the hall and a communal glass house, but the rest will have to be dumped.鈥�
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CommentThe year of the lawyer: Predictions
聽Next year, workloads will shrink and firms will be more aggressive, so 2009 is likely to be a boom time for one group of professionals at least 鈥�
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Lets have some help, here
Confidence in the construction sector is at rock bottom, and what construction firms badly need is a scheme that reduces the risk of doing business
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CommentHappy new year (yes, really)
Sorry, folks, but joyful prospects for 2009 are thin on the ground