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CommentCome in for a chat …
Our CAD blogger files another report from the world of short-term contract employment – except that this time she finds herself temporarily between jobs
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News
New homes freeze spreads across the North-west
Firms struggle to find sites for large private developments as government prioritises housing renewal areas
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NewsDraft version of PPG3 under sustained fire
The version of PPG3 that the government aims to bring in will delay the planning process and wreck attempts to accelerate housebuilding, say respondents to the guidance.
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Data: New-build completions in March
Completions are up in Scotland and the North but are dropping in London and Merseyside
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FeaturesWill Alsop
To lose three major projects, 50 staff and go into receivership in one year could finish many an architect, but for this man it’s simply a new beginning. He talks to us about his plans for the renamed Alsop & Partners.
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FeaturesLondon’s strength
The capital may be lagging – according to the bookies – in its bid to win the 2012 Games, but it has a secret weapon in the powerful designs for its brand new Olympic venues
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CommentPeter’s friends
Come on, admit it – you love hearing about the birth of another industry lobby group.
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CommentSome kicks at clause 66
One of the fundamental rules of natural justice is that you have to listen to both sides of a case before reaching a judgment. Unless, of course, you are an engineer
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CommentIt’s a Pope thing
Pope Urban Vlll took a cavalier attitude to evidence in his dealings with Galileo, but things have moved on since – as this Court of Appeal judgment shows
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She never saw it coming
The JCT contract for domestic work includes an adjudication clause, but not the adjudication rules. So does this make it an unfair contract clause?
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CommentCinderella’s new deal
Repair and maintenance makes up half the industry’s output and yet is ignored by anyone who doesn’t do it, including lawyers. At least, they did up until last month
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Nothing to do with incompetence
I was rather surprised to see the headline “RICS to crack down on incompetent QSs” (8 April, page 14).
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A welcome review
All chartered surveyors will be subject to the same conduct and practice requirements, not just QSs. So why the silly headline?
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RICS must offer more support
It is evident from the RICS’ business publication that most misconduct issues are not QS-related, and there is no evidence this will change.
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The final word
I applaud the RICS’ intention to “take a more active role in policing its members” but I note a degree of hypocrisy in this course of action.
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Bettering the best
A seasoned practitioner once told me that “the best thing that ever happened to the construction industry was the Construction Act”. Without question the act has improved matters, but some changes have become desirable.
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E-reaction
Am I reading your recent article correctly reporting how the Office of Government Commerce is sticking to its strategy for e-auctions in the construction industry (24 March, page 13)? Exactly how does this approach represent best value?