More Comment – Page 391
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Budget 2011 reaction: First Buy scheme for first time buyers
Scheme should help thousands get on housing ladder according to HBF and RICS
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Budget 2011 reaction: Enterprise zones
The industry reacts to George Osborne’s announcement on Enterprise Zones
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CommentDon't let Twitter gossip ruin your firm's online reputation
Knowing how to manage your company’s online presence has never been so important – here are some tips on how
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CommentInflation rate will fall next month, probably, but it needs to fall sharply
Imports and VAT rises are pushing inflation towards 20-year highs, but expect a fall soon
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CommentQuantum issues
When defects emerge after work is complete the immediate concern is rectifying them. But how you do that will affect the quantum issues in court and how much you recover
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CommentNuclear reaction
This week’s news is dominated by the crisis in Japan. We also look at the OFT fines saga, what the Budget might bring and how underbidding is affecting the industry
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CommentOnce upon a time in the West
We live in turbulent times with the ascendency of the East our most direct challenge. But reports of the death of the West have been greatly exaggerated
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'Headlines about panic in Japan are nonsense'
It's not easy to know how dangerous being in Tokyo is right now. But for consultants in the capital there are more mundane problems than radiation
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CommentAre we condemned to low levels of house building?
Housebuilders have rebased their businesses to build fewer homes - are they right to suspect a low housebuilding future?
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CommentHow clients can protect themselves from contractors that underbid
A legal view on tightening up contract terms and using two-stage procurement to route out unrealistically low bids
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It wasn’t me
If you don’t know how to do something you call in a specialist, right? Well, if you’re a consultant on a construction project, beware. Here’s a few tips to keep in mind …
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CommentDave Lowery on government cuts
The Bank of England has a tough decision to make over interest rates, and opinions are divided
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CommentBusiness planning: home and away
How do you plan ahead and formulate business strategies amid all the uncertainty of political uprisings - and the upcoming Budget?
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CommentHansom: La belle vie
We report on racy goings-on, with recently arrested property magnates throwing yacht parties, firms hosting lavish dinners, and politicians talking procreation. And some said Mipim was tamer this year …
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CommentTwenty-eight day adjudication: the point and pitfalls
A little domestic case of an extended deadline outlines the point - and pitfalls - of 28-day adjudication
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CommentWere Japan's defences up to it?
Buildings in Japan withstood the earthquake well, but were no match for the tsunami that ensued
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Welcome to Cheapsville
Regarding the story Shapps calls for end to “Legoland” homes, (9 March, www.building.co.uk) it is the planners who are failing in their duty to ensure appropriate local design.
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Missing digits
As the owner of a late Victorian semi-detached house in a conservation zone I have been reading Robert Prewett’s Passivhaus Diaries, regarding the conversion of 64 Midmoor Road to a low-energy building, with great interest (4 March, page 42)
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Those who dare ...
Reflecting on Richard Saxon’s letter (Inbox, 11 March), and Rob Charlton’s original thoughts (25 February, page 33), they have identified one of our industry’s core problems - too much functional focus and segregation on a project.
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