All Building articles in 25 July 2008 – Page 5
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CommentA question of loyalty
State your case - An expert witness’ duty is to the court, but Barry Milton has encountered many who wouldn’t dream of contradicting their clients
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CommentVictorious losers
EU rules insist that public contracts be run in a fair and open way. So, if you miss out, and you think the client wasn’t fair, you can ask a court for damages. A lot of damages …
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Olympic worker seriously injured on site …
A worker on the Olympic park has spent the past month in hospital after a site accident
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Sharewatch - hope on the horizon?
Housebuilding shares continued their hesitant recovery over the past seven days as flickers of good news emerged and hedge funds reined in their short-selling activity.
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NewsThe road from hell
Two weeks ago Barratt agreed a deal with its lenders that it hopes will see it through the downturn. Chief executive Mark Clare considers what happens next
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NewsOlympics win green medal
Beijing’s media centre is due to go live today, as 24-hour Olympic coverage begins.
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CommentLet’s get going
The select committee’s Construction Matters report is a fine piece of work, but that won’t mean much if its recommendations aren’t acted on.
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NewsFoster prevails
Foster + Partners’ plans for the £118m redevelopment of rock band U2’s Clarence hotel in Dublin have been approved, despite protest from conservation groups and recommendations from planning officers that the plans be rejected.
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Housing targets at risk from too few planners
The government is at “significant risk” of missing its housebuilding targets because of a shortage of skilled planners, a committee of MPs was due to announce yesterday.
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NewsSocial housing may be excused from green targets
Housing Corporation admits homes bought from private developers may not meet code level three
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NewsTurner & Townsend rules out resort to private equity
Following strong results, the consultant restates its intention to float on the stock exchange
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Energy rules relaxed
The communities department has revised its rules on energy certificates to allow one certificate to cover a whole estate if data cannot be collected for individual buildings before the October deadline.
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NewsPrison plans may spell end for Norfolk eco-town
Developer says it will abandon scheme if Ministry of Justice prison on former airbase site is approved
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CommentMy digital life - Raymond Wong
With an eagle eye for a bargain, Raymond Wong uses the internet to seek out the cheapest deals. And like his film superhero, Jackie Chan, he always comes out on top
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FeaturesSo Moorish: property developing in Morocco
24-year-old James Bailey just couldn’t get enough of the sun, sea and surf in Morocco, so 18 months ago he ditched his City job to try and make waves as a property developer near Agadir. Emily Wright finds out how he’s getting on
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NewsIs the eco-town dream dead?
Practically the first move of the Brown regime was to yank the supercasino and announce plans for eco-towns. Developers were entranced by them at first, but a year later they look a decidedly dicey bet. So will any be built?
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FeaturesSweett smell of success: Cyril Sweett interview
Dean Webster and Francis Ives were the men who took Cyril Sweett public. Now they have their first set of results, and they make happy reading. Portrait by Wilde Fry
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Cut-throat times
Soaring materials costs have driven up building costs and tender prices, but the economic slowdown is set to apply the brakes. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports
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NewsManchester court is favourite to win Stirling prize
Denton Corker Marshall’s Civil Justice Centre is the bookies’ choice but the result is ‘difficult to call’