More Comment – Page 389
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Defects after completion
Dominic Helps wrote an illuminating account of what damages a client might expect if serious faults are found in an otherwise completed and occupied building (18 March, page 47)
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CommentTown and country
Protecting the green belt from redevlopment is not the same as protecting the English countryside. If we work sustainably, we can create a better, greener future
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CommentA lesson for Michael Gove
The construction minister tries to calm down architects rattled by attacks on their profession and a drive to standardise
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CommentNo prizes it seems in the New Homes Bonus for being a housing-friendly good planning authority
The biggest winners on the New Home Bonus race are councils based in the South
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CommentWhy WWF had to leave the Carbon Taskforce
Groundbreaking green policy has been undermined by government says WWF campaign manager Darren Shirley
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CommentBuyers survey points to quickening pace of input price rises
Activity levels are positive but rising input costs will put pressure on firms with slim margins
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CommentHousing market: more stable but still fragile
Prices shouldn't fall too much in 2011 provided interest rates and unemployment doesn't rise
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CommentThe Budget: Time to deliver
Last week’s Budget made it clear that the construction industry needs to be more responsive if it is to play an influential role in the UK’s growth strategy
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CommentStandardise and deliver
It’s time to prove that the industry can deliver the 10-20% savings the government wants – but there are some major obstacles to overcome
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CommentPrepared for the competition?
It’s possibly the most significant change in property law for decades – from this month, commercial property transactions become subject to competition law
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CommentHansom: Stop nagging!
Niggles and moans seem to be this week’s theme. From a grumpy Phil Spencer, to a deputy mayor just too sick to make a Monday morning meeting. I, however, have been a ray of sunshine as usual
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CommentSuspend reality
Make sure you’re clear on the terms of a contract before suspending for non-payment. If you get it wrong, you could end up being burned
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CommentHow the OFT went OTT
The penalties dished out by the OFT over cover pricing did more harm than the offence they sought to punish. Now the fines have been reduced by 90% and it’s time to move on
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About the size of it
Small firm Cotswold Geotechnical was fined 115% of its annual turnover under the Corporate Manslaughter Act. But will larger organisations suffer a similar fate?
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CommentSustainability on a shoestring
The Budget didn’t do much to raise Pascale Scheurer’s hopes for the future of the industry. Here she considers what has changed and what you can do to mitigate the effects
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The big questions
Readers share their respects for construction industry giant Sir Frank Lampl, who died last week, as well as pondering the nuclear debate and media coverage of unrest in the Middle East
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Wonders and blunders with Derry Long
Derry Long loves the history and charm of St Pancras International station but can’t bear the simply criminal design flaws of Sutton Police headquarters
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CommentHire firm activity bounces in January suggesting output was better than official figures show
Plant hire rose sharply in January: good news as rentals closely track construction output
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CommentHonours even in 'Osborne versus the oil giants' as pump prices fall by less than 1p
Price of petrol falls for the first time in six months