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Third time lucky?
As John Redmond pointed out (5 March, page 52), the New Engineering Contract (second edition) has not really been tested by the courts.
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Stop the planning freeze
The current drive for "affordable housing" is undoubtedly a gallant attempt to allow lower income households to invest in their own property.
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Makeover for Marks
In view of Marks & Spencer's attempt to rebrand itself with its new Gateshead store (5 March, page 18), and if their catalogue is anything to go by, perhaps they would like to consider changing the store's name to suit. May I suggest "Markea"?
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Drowning in red tape
The industry is facing dozens of new rules – positively a raft of regulations. Well, you’re going to need a raft to navigate this lot. So will new government body CIPER offer that lifeline?
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When claims multiply
The appellant, William Roe, had crashed his car into a cable support pole on a tramway in Sheffield and sustained serious injuries. His car had slid in wet weather along the tram rails, which protruded a little from the road surface, and had then "snatched" on the adjacent concrete. ...
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Doorstepping
All the talk may be of housing undersupply, but you wouldn't know it from looking at Persimmon's results. The country's second biggest housebuilder managed to deliver more than 12,000 homes and has a landbank of nearly five years. But John White, the chief executive, still has plenty to say on ...
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NewsMersey modernism
Bellway Homes is about to announce another fine set of figures in its interim results next month, aided by schemes like this – the landmark Pall Mall in Liverpool's city centre. The 159-unit project was designed by Falconer Chester and includes this new-build block as well as refurbishments. The off-plan ...
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What customers think of brownfield
Agent King Sturge asked 400 homeowners and tenants from seven cities what it's like living in urban redevelopment areas …
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Factfile
Planning approvals The need for Kate Barker's recommendations is plain to see, as planning approvals continue at a low level.The only bright spot is the high-demand, high-value South-east, where approvals almost reached four figures New-build completions Winter weather has done little to hold back build rates, and sales ...
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FeaturesOutside: Now/next
Brick systems slip up cladding popularity charts – or you can have render, terracotta, zinc, polished masonry, reconstituted stone … And over the page, this month's products take in a Bristol marina, the south bank of the Thames, the Peak District and the Wiltshire Downs. We're so good to you
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Where has all the land gone?
The government has used the planning system to force developers to put most of their residential developments on brownfield land. And it did to for excellent reasons. Unfortunately, the consequences have been dire.
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Three cheers for kate
Kate Barker's review is, as you would expect, a weighty report, but housebuilders will find all 158 tightly-written pages of it pretty happy reading.
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Where has all the land gone?
The government has used the planning system to force developers to put most of their residential developments on brownfield land. And it did to for excellent reasons. Unfortunately, the consequences have been dire.
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NewsMansell boss Cleaver quits after Balfour takeover
Managing director Philip Cleaver will be replaced by Balfour Kilpatrick's Mike Peasland in April