News Analysis
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FeaturesAre 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?
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2018 in construction: Building's review of the year - part two
So, what did Santa’s last round of offerings bring the industry? It’s not been a stocking full of pleasant surprises
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2018 in construction: Building's review of the year - part one
So, what did Santa’s last round of offerings bring the industry? It’s not been a stocking full of pleasant surprises
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Hackitt review and regaining trust: ‘The industry has created a monster’
With the government’s formal response to the Hackitt review of building regulations and fire safety expected soon, a panel of industry experts at Building Live discussed their own responses – and how trust in the sector can be won back
