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CommentHansom: Straight talkers
We hear Peter Rogers likes to get to the point, somebody isn鈥檛 very polite about 22 Bishopsgate, and a Man U fan is blindingly faithful聽鈥β�
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CommentThe human toll of poor payment practices
Business failures often seem abstract and remote.聽How does it actually feel to go through the process of winding up your own business?
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CommentIt has its flaws but Bloomberg is a worthy winner
Fosters鈥� Stirling laureate is an environmental game-changer
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CommentLegal: Be careful what you wish for
Victoria Peckett describes a case where a strategy to push a contractor into insolvency to resolve a dispute seriously backfired聽
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CommentWe desperately need new ways to build
The percentage of homes built offsite remains low due to concerns from housebuilders, but with new government thinking MMC could provide urgently needed housing
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CommentWant new recruits, career progression and a diverse workforce? You have to start the conversation
When聽young people do decide to join the sector, we must support them so that they stick around, says Sarah Beth Riley, part of 星空传媒鈥檚 graduate panel
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CommentBlockchain and the UK property industry: opportunities and risks
Despite the criticism, others are confident that blockchain, bitcoin, and bank-backed alt-chains and cryptocurrencies are here to stay
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CommentShining a light on quality: RIBA, RICS and CIOB launch Quality Tracker tool
Formulated by a cross-disciplinary working group and feeding off pan-industry consultation responses earlier this year, the Quality Tracker addresses many long-acknowledged problems in the construction industry, writes Nigel Ostime
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CommentThe Tories put housing in the spotlight
The PM surprised conference with a welcome boost to council house building, but elsewhere private housebuilders got a bit of a kicking
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CommentHansom: What money can鈥檛 buy
The Tate鈥檚 wealthy neighbours find they鈥檝e bought into being part of the view, while youngsters鈥� financial aspirations are less than realistic 鈥� and the Bloomberg building smells of more than money 鈥β�
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CommentWe're experiencing a construction waste problem - let's make it easier to reuse materials
By challenging the traditional routes of waste disposal, companies can not only meet their waste objectives, but also improve their social and economic targets for reuse in the community
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CommentBritish builders need restrictions on EU workers like they need a hole in the head
Contingency plans will be essential if the rules trigger a Brexodus of European workers 鈥� and key to this will be a campaign to tempt more young Britons into pursuing a career in construction
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CommentBrexit across the regions: View from Wales
Read viewpoints from four different corners of the UK as the nation braces itself for Brexit
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CommentBrexit across the regions: View from the north-east
Read viewpoints from four different corners of the UK as the nation braces itself for Brexit
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CommentBrexit across the regions: View from Scotland
Read viewpoints from four different corners of the UK as the nation braces itself for Brexit
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CommentBrexit across the regions: View from Northern Ireland
Read viewpoints from four different corners of the UK as the nation braces itself for Brexit
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CommentCommunication made simple
Architects need to learn to express their role and the value of good design more聽clearly if the public and politicians are to be won over, writes Sadie Morgan
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CommentSurvival of the fittest: consultants in rude health - for now
Our Top 150 league shows consultants have enjoyed a strong year 鈥� but how long will the good times last?
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CommentHansom: In the rough
How time can be best spent on the golf course, Fosters keeps score with its award tally, and industry leaders fail to see the joke at the launch of Clyde Co鈥檚 report about offsite manufacturing 鈥�
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CommentCan public sector land disposal really provide the answer to the UK鈥檚 housing crisis?
Public land sell-offs are often delayed because they are also frequently controversial - but might this be a desperately sought-after solution?