Opinion – Page 489
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CommentDressed for success
Thanks to Bryan Imbery for this shot of a Portuguese painter whose choice of head and footwear are almost as impressive as the quality of his edging …
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CommentA letter from Northamptonshire
Shadow minister Tim Boswell shares his thoughts on how to go about building more houses (and roads, schools, clinics) in his parliamentary constituency …
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CommentWonders & blunders
David Snell, the king of the self-builders, shares his pearls of bungalow wisdom and calls for the cramped modern family house to carry a health warning
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CommentKings of the road
Far from the archetypal lecherous, tattooed, road-hogs, Stuart Macdonald finds that white van men are actually eco-friendly, diet-conscious, spiritually fulfilled Casanovas
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A binding decision
The case of William Verry Ltd vs The Mayor and Burgesses of The London Borough of Camden concerned the enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision, but raises the issue of the status of an adjudicator’s decision as a result of the operation of the final certificate provisions in the contract and ...
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CommentWhat’s right is right
The main lesson of Technotrade’s well-documented attempt to use a legal technicality to minimise its liability to a client warns us all of the need to be vigilant
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CommentMIPIM flies east
MIPIM Asia might not measure up to MIPIM France, but it’s far less stuck up and people actually talk to each other. Just a shame the UK stand was so dismal
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CommentLooking for love
Fun-loving 203 year old seeks like-minded construction professionals, crowd-surfing architects or OGC officials (with GSOH) for free drinks, indiscreet gossip and maybe more …
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CommentMarginal utility
In reference to your feature on utilities (13 October) we have been developing a scheme at Ashton Moss, east Manchester, over the past seven years.
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Unforeseen changes
A problem emerged with your announcement that the DCLG had withdrawn Part F guidance on the installation of trickle ventilators in replacement windows (6 October).
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Price check
On 22 September, I wrote an article about the cost of photovoltaic systems. Ian Butters then wrote a letter on 6 October that argued that increases in electricity prices would mean a reduced net present value for photovoltaic systems. However, as the cost table only appraises, and does not compare ...
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CommentFast and stylish
I must strongly disagree with your comparison of Michael Thirkettle of McBains Cooper to a Honda Fireblade motorcycle. Firstly Honda is no longer the market leader – Yamaha and Kawasaki are equally strong brands.
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CommentGoing the extra distance
Thanks to Bruce McAra for this picture taken in Birmingham. He writes: “One for the album. This man appears to have forgotten where his ladder is, and it’s quite a journey back to the bucket.”
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A question of form
The RICS Contracts in Use Survey, published earlier this month, revealed some interesting and surprising trends – not least the increased take-up of the NEC form