More news – Page 4054

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    Exceptions rule

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    No, no, of course insurers don't try anything to avoid paying out on an all-risks policy. Still, just to be sure, apply a magnifying glass to that small print …

  • Features

    Spot the difference? Three years, 60 jobs and a whole lot of cash

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Here we see the damage Kate Barker's review of the planning system has caused a London scheme and the threat it has posed to one company's future

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    What the planners think

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    RTPI president Mike Hayes describes the view from his side of the fence

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    BAA sacks T5 groundwork firm over financial concerns

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Geofirma gets boot because of 'accounting irregularites' as ductwork supplier Hotchkiss faces axe over pay deal

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    New Part L

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    The second part of our super E-Z-Read® guide to next year’s likely changes to Part L looks at killer details such as refurbishing existing buildings, clashes with other regulations and why the product manufacturers are hopping mad.

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    Majors set for top results season

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Persimmon and Wimpey will be the big winners among the housebuilders in the forthcoming results season, according to a forecast by analyst Teather & Greenwood

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    The silent service

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Adjudicators aren't private eyes – or inquiry judges – looking into every detail of a case. They're paid just to assess the arguments … then keep their mouths shut

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    Top Ten tips

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    How to wangle planning permission – by Mary Power, director of property agent FPDSavills

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    Jarvis' public sector deals under Treasury spotlight

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    OGC understood to be reviewing Jarvis contracts after criticism of support services group's performance

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    Key Arup director retires after 24 years

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    The man behind consultant engineer Arup's work on the Eurotunnel, the 2012 Olympic bid and Crossrail will leave his role as director in April.

  • Features

    The Insider

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    A young London planner who would remain anonymous blows the whistle

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    LIFT model planned for Thames Gateway

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    The government is considering using the LIFT procurement model to deliver large-scale regeneration projects such as Thames Gateway

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    RICS faces financial crisis if fee hike challenge succeeds

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Rebel QS's plan for judicial review of fee increase may result in '£2m shortfall' in institution's 2004 budget

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    Guild chief quits in Part M row

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    The head of the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers has resigned after the publication of a report sponsored by his firm that recommended the use of a type of door handles that it makes

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    Arup studies Olympic rail needs

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Consulting engineer Arup has submitted the first draft of its research into whether London's rail system will be able to cope if the city wins the 2012 Olympic Games

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    Engineer castigates Crossrail as expensive folly

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Leading engineer Mark Whitby has criticised the government's flagship infrastructure project, Crossrail, claiming it would deliver only "mess and disruption, as well as starving other projects of cash".

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    Consultants found guilty of cheating £3.5m from charity

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Two QSs and an architect convicted of fraudulent invoicing and inflating fees on projects for Talbot Village Trust

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    Local lowdown

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Private and social housing projects in the Midlands are boosting demand for experienced construction professionals, says Robert Smith of Hays Montrose

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    Winter warmer

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    In this month's Tracker, Experian Business Strategies reports on an unseasonably active December and predicts that growth in UK construction will stabilise over the next three months

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    Broker's notes: Pointers to success

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    To paraphrase the legendary Pointer Sisters, I'm really rather excited and I'm afraid that I just can't hide it.