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FeaturesGeneral election 2019: Where will construction put its cross?
Which party is best for construction? The answer can be found in our reader survey
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What does construction need from the 2019 general election?
Some claim this is the Brexit election, but then that’s what they said about the last one: What are the other campaign issues close to construction’s heart?
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Why have costs gone up at Hinkley Point C?
The latest cost overrun in the construction of nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset, and fears of a delay in commissioning, have led to questions being asked about the viability of this and future projects.
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Going to town: Will the £3.6bn Towns Fund make a difference?
After years of neglect, does this mark a U-turn in regeneration policy – and are there chances for construction to make a difference?
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How safe are timber-frame buildings?
Joey Gardiner reports on what experts are saying about the Worcester Park fire, the implications for the building method and how it is regulated
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Stay of execution: What does the delay to the reverse charge VAT regime mean for construction?
The threat of a 20% cut to the cash flow of 150,000 businesses has receded after a delay, but the danger to firms remains
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Access to finance: The banks that like to say ‘no’
Investors are running scared of construction – put off by the collapse of Carillion, historically low returns and the feeling a problem job is just around the corner. So, is there anything the industry can do to improve its access to finance?
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Raising the Bar competence report: explained
Earlier this month the Competence Steering Group released its first response to Hackitt – an interim report on competence schemes for all people working on high-risk residential buildings. If implemented, it could be one of the biggest shake-ups the industry has seen in decades. But has the report been set ...
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Are contractors with poor payment records about to be let off the hook?
A government plan barring late-paying contractors from bidding for major public contracts comes into effect in September. But there are loopholes
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How will Boris Johnson’s government affect you?
As Johnson’s new cabinet gets ready to act, Building looks at how they could change different construction sectors
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Was moving into support services to blame for the recent troubles at Carillion, Interserve and Kier?
These major contractors blended their traditional work with support services and all recently got into big financial trouble. Coincidence?
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Shaylor Group: What went wrong?
Jonathan Owen reports on how the firm became one of an increasing number of companies to crash into insolvency
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The Hackitt consultation: Calling for culture change
The Hackitt report has laid out steps to improving safety in the wake of Grenfell – now action needs to be taken
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Are permitted development rights a stroke of genius, or have they created a new generation of slums?
The government’s scheme to allow developers to bypass the planning system has been a roaring success, but why do so many want to ditch it?
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Brexit chaos: What's the impact on construction?
B-Day may have been dodged first time round but how can the industry best cope with the uncertainty?
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Can contractors cope with payment practice reforms?
Main contractors are under pressure to reform their payment practices, but will speeding up payments push more of them to the brink?
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A tale of two hospitals: how Carillion's unfinished jobs are shaping up
Among the casualties of Carillion’s collapse were two major new hospital schemes, the Midland Metropolitan and the Royal Liverpool. After lying abandoned for months, work is at last restarting on site – but both are now years behind schedule.
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Crossrail delay: what's gone wrong – and why
Already a year behind schedule and with no end in sight, Crossrail is burning £30m a week in cash as it struggles to reach completion – but as yet, no one can say when that might be. Why is the trans-London line causing such pain?
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Interserve: will its latest rescue plan save the struggling contractor?
With its largest shareholder planning to revolt against its latest rescue plan, what hope is there that Interserve will survive?
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Kier debt: how can a new boss restore its fortunes?
In six years, most of it under chief executive Haydn Mursell who found himself pushed out last week, Kier moved from a company with a £95m cash surplus, to one that owed £410m. So what went wrong? And who can haul it back up?
