All Building articles in 02 October 2009 – Page 6
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CommentCosting the earth
You may think that, given the importance of a housebuilder’s landbank, there would be a well understood way of valuing it. And you’d be wrong
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FeaturesCost model: Office refurbishments
As more owner-occupiers look for cheaper, more efficient and sustainable offices, refurbishment may provide the answer. Simon Rawlinson and Ian Harrison of Davis Langdon report
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Take a cut of future contracts
There may be such a thing as an innocent cover price, if the contractor does not want to bid but does want to show willing. However, cover prices can be used to share the work around and the only reason for that is to keep prices high
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NewsContractors suffer as hotels halt refurbishment plans
Workloads drop 80% as major hotels postpone work on existing rooms to keep them open for guests
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CommentJCT homeowner contract: Get the picture?
The JCT’s contract for home extenders is a very useful document, not least because it turns a lot of those complicated words into drawings we can all understand
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How do I … fund a claim?
Even if you are reasonably sure of success, funding can be an obstacle to pursuing a claim. Luckily, there are three alternatives to stumping up the cash yourself
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NewsCitywatch: Don't get too comfy
Bearing in mind that housebuilders spectacularly failed to notice that the housing market was heading towards a cliff edge two years ago, why are investors buying into this sudden talk of recovery and sending share prices skywards? The short answer is that nobody knows
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West Midlands eco-town fails sustainability checks
The planning inspectorate has rejected proposals to build the Middle Quinton eco-town in Stratford-upon-Avon
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CommentHansom: Claws on the catwalk
As London Fashion Weekend draws to a close, it seems construction is still in the mood, getting huffy about shoe design, contemplating the female form and knocking back champagne. Back to reality, guys
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Calls to redundancy helpline fall to lowest level in a year
The number of small and medium-sized contractors seeking employment advice has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year, the National Federation of Builders has revealed
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NewsRamboll: 'RYB Konsult buy is first of many'
Engineering firm Ramboll UK has bought services engineer RYB Konsult for an undisclosed sum in what the company promises will be the first in a string of acquisitions
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NewsBright young thing
This vibrant structure, designed by Jonathan Clark Architects, is part of a £1.1m extension and partial conversion of a two-storey sixties school in Feltham near Heathrow
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CommentWonders & blunders with Fergus Henderson
Restaurateur Fergus Henderson considers a temple to chaos, fine dining and the wet fish trade in the City of London and, er, the City of London
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Blame the clients
One aspect of the Office of Fair Trading’s cover-pricing inquiry that seems to have been missed is the effect of clients and their professional advisers
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HCA refuses to rule out blacklist of OFT firms
The chief executive of the Homes and Communities Agency has refused to rule out blacklisting contractors found guilty in the Office of Fair Trading’s inquiry into tender malpractice
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NewsBermondsey grows up
The £18m Eyot Heights development is part of the second phase of Levitt Bernstein’s masterplan for Bermondsey in south London
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Learn basic morals
Why do the construction companies seem not to understand their own lack of morality?
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NewsConstruction in UAE shudders back to life
Bottom of the market called as mega projects including £1.2bn Tameer Towers return to site