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CommentA contractor’s view on volatile prices
Unpredictable labour and material costs are a huge risk to projects so you need effective mitigation plans
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Earthly goings on
The famous £6m mound of mud on Oxford Street is finally to be flattened – or is it?
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CommentChoppy waters ahead but growing confidence we can ride out the storm
One of the biggest risks to construction’s recovery is the recruitment crisis
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CommentNew phase begins at Kier as confident Davies looks to future after travails of past
News the firm is eyeing Tilbury Douglas shows how far business has come since nadir of 2018
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CommentDesign liability could be wider than you think
A recent case suggests courts plan to give maximum leeway for developers seeking redress from designers
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CommentGovernment rightly stepped in to tackle overheating in homes
Demonstrating compliance with the new Part O building regulation should be a priority now for housebuilders
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CommentCorruption in construction: it isn’t always obvious
Anita Clifford advises firms to implement robust measure to combat fraud and bribery even in its most subtle forms
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CommentDoes Gove’s £4bn cladding levy mark the start of an anti-development era?
Unable to get more Treasury funding, the secretary of state has found a convenient punch bag and housebuilders could be left reeling for years
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CommentThe year ahead in construction law 2022
Sheena Sood previews what 2022 will hold for the construction industry from a legal point of view
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CommentOne thing is certain: uncertainty lies ahead
We have dealt with huge challenges over the past two years, but they have only created more hurdles for our industry to negotiate in 2022
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CommentA tribute to Max Fordham
The pioneering building services engineer was that rare person, a highly original and inventive thinker in a notoriously conservative industry
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CommentCan you skip the adjudication step?
A health board’s right to raise a court action against its contractors was challenged on the grounds that the contract required adjudication be undertaken first. Shona Frame and Kathryn Moffett unpack the implications of the case
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CommentWe must make a better case for new housing
Persuading residents to accept local development is not easy, but the case in favour is about far more than good design
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CommentThis has to be the year to do things differently
External events and increasing pressure from investors and clients mean the sector’s priorities are changing
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CommentA new bill proposes to abolish retentions altogether
Another private member’s bill aimed at reforming payment practice in construction has more ambitious aims than its predecessors
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CommentIn 2022 we will be greener, more flexible and resilient than ever before
Our industry will build on trends over the past 12 months and we will get better at coping with turbulent times
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CommentHopes and fears for construction in 2022
We asked professionals in the sector to tell us what the next year could bring, this is what they said
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CommentIf this was a year of transition, the next must be one of action
As the climate crisis intensifies, the world needs to change – and our industry has a responsibility to lead the way
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CommentDelivering MMC at government scale will transform construction
Industry will have no choice but to modernise with large-scale programmes, writes Jaimie Johnston
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CommentResearch identifies the main causes of disputes
Toby Hunt and Helen Collie share the lessons from the latest Crux Insight 2021 analysis of project cost and time overruns, which found design issues are now the top cause of disputes