All Building articles in 2007 Issue 14 – Page 4
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News
Rival surveyors in talks over defection of director
Chartered surveyor Doherty Baines is in negotiations with a rival over the release of a director whom it poached in March.
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Comment
A stab in the dark
Building’s leader (23 March, page 3), while welcome, went nowhere near challenging the government’s apparent confidence in the latest cost estimates of the London Olympics.
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News
Croydon transformed
Sheppard Robson has submitted this design for an office and retail development to Croydon council for planning permission.
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Features
Phase One is complete
Building’s inaugural networking event proved a hit with the industry’s new professionals
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News
Man killed as second crane collapse strikes Liverpool
Fresh urgency for Building campaign as failure of mobile crane claims life of steel erector
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Purcell names heritage hotel chief
Architect Purcell Miller Tritton has appointed Jeremy Blake principal of its hotels and sustainability division.
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Comment
Going into detail: Gort-Barten v Cherrington
Mr and Mrs Gort-Barten (Gort-Barten) entered into a contract with MA Cherrington Ltd (MAC) on 24 November 2005 (the contract). Pursuant to the contract, MAC was to construct a building for Gort-Barten as described in the “plans and specifications” for the sum of £1,999,999. In early 2006 the parties each ...
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News
Government sets strict rules for energy certificates
Industry doubts there will be enough experts to carry out surveys for tough new laws
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Client fears remain as CDM regs come into force
The revised CDM regulations will come into force as planned tomorrow in spite of client concerns.
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Fire up the Cannon
Foggo Associates has designed this mixed-use development to regenerate Cannon Street railway station in central London.
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Curbs imposed on buy-to-let
Developer promises to limit Liverpool sales to those who pledge to live in homes for three years
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Connaught buys repair firm
Connaught has bought social housing asset management firm AE Williams for £6.5m.
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Let me tell you how it will be … CIS is finally brought in
Long-delayed changes to tax system will place onus on contractors to check firms’ work status
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Lorne Stewart boss joins M&E rival Hills
Eddie Molnar becomes managing director in reshuffle at £70m-turnover family firm
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Capita Symonds gets new boss and new plan
Goring takes over from Dye as consultant focuses on project management and council work
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Severfield-Rowen boss to step down from board
John Severs, the founder and group managing director of listed steel firm Severfield-Rowen, is to step down from the board.
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Comment
Wonders & blunders
Denise Bennetts finds that people are enticed to sit on the ground at Siena’s Piazza del Campo, but want to dash through the space around London’s City Hall
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News
Developers to be rewarded for building bigger rooms
Housing Corporation will provide financial incentives for houses that have more space
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Persimmon plans Taywood bid
Housebuilder Persimmon is understood to be considering a rights issue to raise £1bn for a takeover of Taylor Woodrow.