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CommentInvest in local SMEs
Contribution to the local economy will be greater if the contractors and tradesman are local SMEs
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CommentNoise-related disputes: Sound reasoning
Arguments over noise are becoming increasingly common as urban areas get ever more congested, but the solutions to the problem are far from straightforward
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CommentUK education standards: Move over Mr Gove
With the UK falling down the world rankings at an alarming rate, we can’t leave the education of our recruits to the government - it’s time for our industry to step in
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CommentHansom: Life's rich tapestry
This week, a construction site is stopped in its tracks by a shoal of fish, we expose the harsh realities of hotdesking, and gain an insight into the formative (target-driven) years of Davis Langdon’s Bob Pell
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CommentWhatever happened to RMJM?
Disastrous cash flow, unpaid staff, an exodus of talent and now under investigation by the Pensions Regulator, even RMJM’s chief executive is appalled by the scars the last few years have left. Will Hurst looks at what went wrong
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CommentLegal professional privilege: Careful who you trust
Your dealings with a consultant are only secret if that consultant is a solicitor or barrister - whether you like it or not
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Inbox: Think tank
This week a reader has an idea to help Olympic firms get around the strict marketing rules, while others find fault with energy ratings for rented property and question Balfour Beatty’s recent UK restructure
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CommentSo much housing rhetoric, so little delivery
The housing minister can make 10 policy announcements before breakfast but nothing can disguise the fact that he is incapable of delivering on any of it, says Nick Raynsford
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CommentMy digital life … David Adams
This head of retrofit has plenty of time for apps and when he’s not shuffling his iTunes he’s in the seventies or eighties
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CommentWonders & blunders with Oliver Richards
Dream holiday home in the New Forest the Watson House is a delight, while the interior of the Renaissance Hotel St Pancras is a missed opportunity, says Oliver Richards
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CommentThe latest construction forecasts may be more optimistic, but the risks haven’t gone away
Forecasters have tweaked their figures upwards but uncertainty remains over how much the private sector will boost construction output
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CommentInterview: Peter Lauener - the man with the answers
If it takes 20 years and £55bn to renew every secondary school in England, what can the government do to address the crumbling school estate with an annual budget of just £4bn? The man trying to work this one out is Peter Lauener, head of the newly formed Education Funding ...
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CommentAverage house prices may be stable, but the figures hide trouble
Like icebergs, the housing market’s bulkier threats could be obscured from view, argues Brian Green
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CommentDouble fault
What happens when you can’t find a hammer? You use a digger instead if you’re on this site
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CommentThe NPPF: Lack of clarity will lead to challenges
A lack of clarity in the NPPF will pave the way for debate and challenges rather than speeding up the development process
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CommentEconomic duress: Progress Bulk Carriers Ltd vs Tube City IMS LLC
Parties are free to negotiate a hard bargain, but if your behaviour is deemed unethical or unconscionable, then you risk short shrift from the courts
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CommentA quick guide to provisional liquidation
A quick guide on the corporate insolvency procedure of provisional liquidation
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CommentThe FIT is is still regressive, even after Supreme Court victory
The linking of the feed-in tariff to a home’s energy rating is just one of a series of blunders made by the government contributing to a missed opportunity
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CommentAll aboard the fair pay express!
Network Rail hnas’t had to bully firms into signing its payment charter, for the simple reason that it’s in their interest too