All articles by Michael Glackin – Page 6
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Credit crunch claims two more housebuilding firms
Capricorn Homes and Dalesmoor Homes go into administration as future darkens for small companies
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Credit crunch claims two more housebuilding firms
Capricorn Homes and Dalesmoor Homes go into administration as future darkens for small companies
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FeaturesWorking life - Housebuilder redundancies
As housebuilders’ troubles get ever deeper, up to 35,000 employees face losing their jobs. But for those like site manager Fraser Gray, life after redundancy doesn’t have to be the dole queue. Michael Glackin reports
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NewsCreditors ask government to act on Cotswoldgate
Out-of-pocket subcontractors demand action against backer Aurelian after administrator fails to place Cotswoldgate in liquidation
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NewsBankers predict three years of housing misery
Goldman Sachs warns housing market at start of 'deep downturn' as concerns rise about housebuilders' debt
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NewsBovis Homes threatens 90-day payments
Bovis Homes is imposing a 90-day payment schedule on subcontractors unless they agree to cut their prices.
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Brickmakers suffer as deliveries drop 13% in three months
Rumours of three-day weeks surface as ‘double whammy‘ of oil price rises and a drop in new housing starts hits manufacturers
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OFT under fire for ‘wrongful’ accusations
The Office of Fair Trading’s investigation into bid rigging has been labelled “incompetent” after it emerged that it wrongly accused some companies of collusive tendering on projects they had not been involved in.
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NewsEdinburgh fires prompt concerns for timber safety
Firefighters push for tighter regulation for timber-frame buildings during construction
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Fire destroys timber frame block of flats in Edinburgh
Cause of inferno that ripped through six storey building on Saturday is under investigation
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NewsFresh snags uncovered at Scottish parliament
Oak poles in the building’s facade will have to be taken down, while water pours through roof
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Firms pursue Cotswoldgate bosses
Subcontractors owed money by collapsed housebuilder Cotswoldgate are to hold a “war council” to discuss whether there is any potential for legal action against Aurelian Property Finance, the company that backed the now defunct firm, writes Michael Glackin.
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NewsFresh snags uncovered at Scottish parliament
Oak poles in the building’s facade will have to be taken down, while water pours through roof
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SFO may reopen investigation into Mott MacDonald
Serious Fraud Office reassessing corruption allegations on Lesotho project
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Credit crunch starts to hit contractors’ profit
The profit margins of almost a quarter of UK contractors have fallen since January, as the credit crunch and rising materials costs begin to bite, writes Michael Glackin.