All Comment articles – Page 287
-
CommentTax compliance: Anything to declare?
New government rules mean that any contractors bidding for public projects will have to disclose a 10-year tax history - and any non-compliance will need a good explanation
-
-
CommentWould retention trust funds work?
Should trust funds be set up to ensure subcontractors get retentions?
-
CommentMiddle-aged folks homes
Finding a model of retirement living that appeals to 60-something baby boomers is the key to solving the housing shortage, argues Richard Morton
-
CommentBIM: Method in modelling
The new BIM protocol and standard should finally put an end to the industry’s ad-hoc approach to managing information, says Simon Rawlinson
-
CommentOnly big firms can lead on direct payment
A reader’s view on John Lewis’ idea to pay subcontractors directly
-
CommentHansom: ‘Cannes do’ attitude
We reflect on last week’s Mipim where BoJo bashed the French, the weather threatened to flood the place, a Turner Townsend employee reminisced about bath time, and we got our hands on some boules
-
CommentWhat can you do when a radical and ambitious housing strategy isn’t enough?
The government’s plan to boost housing means greater risk and the potential for higher house prices
-
CommentPublic Housebuilding Index: Austerity means less capital investment and a fall in activity
Private housebuilding may be on the rise but public housing contracts are 13% lower than last year
-
CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: The severe weather hasn’t helped, but still …
Construction output improved in February but was still 8% lower than a year ago
-
CommentBuilding buys a pint for ... Pitman Tozer Architects
Cycling, celeb spotting and steam engines are discussed over a few pints with Pitman Tozer Architects
-
CommentBudget 2013: Slowly, but not surely
No one really expected the chancellor to suddenly abandon austerity but many hoped he would
-
CommentBudget showed no real drive for growth
This was George Osborne’s last chance to give Plan B a go
-
CommentLitigation privilege: Open secrets
If a document comes into existence for the purpose of litigation, privilege from disclosure can be claimed. But, as a recent case shows, it may be hard to persuade the court to allow the claim
-
CommentVariations of a guarantee: Aviva Insurance UK Limited vs Hackney Empire Limited
Did HEL’s agreement to make payments to STC “on account” vary the building contract and prejudice Aviva’s position such that it was discharged from the bond?
-
CommentLegal brief: HS2 consultation ruling
We look at the three key messages that can be taken from Mr Justice Ouseley’s recent rulings on legal challenges to HS2
-
CommentIs the construction industry 13% bigger than we think it is and does it matter?
If the figures are saying one thing and the real world is behaving in another then the assumptions driving policy will be suspect
-
CommentMy digital life … Charlie Laing
The managing director of Charlie Laing Project Management on tea and biscuits, the wisdom of Ben Goldacre and buying swords online for his son
-
CommentTackling the energy performance challenge
Neil Jefferson, director of the NHBC and chief executive of the Zero Carbon Hub
-
CommentOn a shoestring
The chancellor would be wise to look at the last remaining options for growth that will produce something for nothing