More Comment – Page 372
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CommentThe PFI alternatives may be hard to swallow
MPs are wary of PFI but the alternatives could see the government having to take on more risk
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CommentPFI doesn't have to be 'poor value'
PFI is ’poor value’ say MPs but they ignore the benefits such as risk transfer, predictability and maintenance of the public sector estate
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CommentDon’t read scare stories into the housing figures – we already know things are bad
The latest CLG housebuilding figures are in
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CommentLocal Enterprise Zones: The South finally gets a look-in
Labour was guilty of ignoring areas of deprivation in the South East that were in dire need of regeneration
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CommentLet’s not waste this crisis of confidence over the construction output figures
We need a proper review of new and old figures for construction output – not least as it’s used as a basis for policy making
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CommentPre-recession construction industry 7% bigger than we thought – statistically speaking anyway
Revised figures mean history looks different than it did a week ago – and it impacts on how we view today and tomorrow
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Fitness for purpose: Baylis Farms Limited vs R B Dymott Builders Ltd
This case concerns a blocked drain following completion of works that was not “fit for purpose”
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CommentLacklustre construction output figures point to decline
Hopes of significant growth in Q2 were dashed after ONS admitted getting its sums wrong
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CommentSummertime blues
Riots and fresh economic uncertainty were the last things the industry needed this week
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CommentMid-sized construction firms are being hit hardest financially according to Experian
Research suggests firms with 51-100 employees are faring worse in recession
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CommentBreach of contract: A long climb to justice
If you ask someone to design and supply a staircase and it arrives as a heap and not fit for purpose, you can shout breach - but does that mean you can reject the goods?
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CommentHarmonising contract law: Europe's meddling
The introduction of an optional instrument to harmonise contract law throughout Europe could muddy the contractual waters and leave uncertainty in its wake
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Adjudication fees: Paying your dues
Instead of the losing party picking up the bill, a clause in the NEC adjudicator’s contract says parties should pay the fees in equal shares, but there are ways round it
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CommentHansom: sincerest form of flattery
The world at large is finally giving the construction industry the respect it deserves: Gleeds the musical, QSs making it onto the high street and the Sunday Telegraph basically trying to be Building
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Dos and don'ts: Pre-action protocol
The latest in our dos and don’ts series looks at using the pre-action protocol to settle construction disputes
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CommentThe tracker: signs of life
Overall activity is static and prices continue to be reduced, but enquiries and orders are higher than last month. Experian Economics examines the latest figures
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CommentIt's all pants: Unreliable economic indicators
We keep being fed confusing, contradictory, even wrong industry figures - often based on something as haphazard as the sale of underwear. You may as well ask Mystic Meg
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CommentInbox: That's enough
This week, readers have had it with airports near their homes, having to operate at unsustainable margins, those late-paying main contractors and architects’ stardom-seeking experiments
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CommentWonders and blunders: Christina Seilern
Christina Seilern is dreaming of a holiday - but you won’t catch her travelling out of Luton airport. Stansted, on the other hand, provides the perfect start to a journey