Opinion – Page 535
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Don’t panic, but …
Everyone knows we’re not building enough houses, but have ministers really got their heads round the scale of the problem? The sums do not make pretty reading
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CommentFair, but harsh
If you spend money defending yourself against an unfounded charge, you ought to get your money back from whoever brought that charge. Well, you’d think so …
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How to build an Olympic Games
If London is to host an Olympics without white elephants or black holes, the procurement routes must be chosen with great care. These are the contenders
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A message from the judges …
Your piece last week on the £60,000 house (5 August, page 13) misrepresents both the reality of the competition and CABE’s position. It is based on an unverified quote and a good deal of inaccurate speculation – for example there were 30 submissions, not 33, and the shortlist comprised nine ...
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… and an interested party
As one of the architects involved in this competition, I am surprised there can be any criticism of the design from anybody. The time provided by the ODPM, despite being extended by two weeks, was extremely tight. The brief for the Oxley Park site, produced by English Partnerships, was extremely ...
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Shurely shome mishtake
I read with interest your article on 15 July regarding the costs for the Olympics (page 24). Can you please tell me, did you make a mistake?
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Sorry, David
Having read the article regarding the proposed hotel at Brooklands racing circuit (29 July, page 9), I’m not sure David Coulthard would be thrilled to be described as a “former Formula 1 driver”, as he was racing in Hungary for Red Bull last Sunday, and has just re-signed with the ...
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CommentMaster of shadows
The answer to the competition on 22 July was David Hindle, then managing director of Amey Building, taken in 1992. The winner was Eddie Hume of Kier Group. It seems that what Mr Hindle was doing in the photograph was “being a phoenix”.
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Your notice is in the post
The parties contracted on a JCT with Contractor’s Design 1988 Edition. Clause 39A provided that disputes could be referred to adjudication. Application No. 20 on 28 October 2004 was for the gross sum of £748,447.64. No payment was made and a withholding notice was not issued. The claimant notified the ...
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What we can do for you
Problems at the TCC had led to a decline in its workload. So, to restore its reputation, it has embarked on a series of radical changes …
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CommentA rescue plan
What can anybody do to help the pockets of deprivation in our prosperous cities – or is urban apartheid here to stay? Maybe America has the answer …
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Be demanding – or else
Seventy site deaths a year is unacceptable to everyone, including the government. So why doesn’t it use its commercial leverage to save lives?
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Fly-fishing, by Anglian Water
I read with interest the article titled “Supervillains”. As a building contractor, I have had numerous problems with utilities companies and can sympathise with Andrew Gill over the problems he had with Anglian Water.
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East End enterprise
I think John Smith’s appraisal of the lack of training was very astute but I was wondering whether I could offer a glimmer of hope.
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Wrong, wrong, wrong
It is misleading and inaccurate to say that Acton Housing Association, part of the Dominion Housing Group, has “the worst record for spending”.
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Disappointing performance
Your article attempting to report on housing association spend was, unfortunately, wholly inaccurate and misleading.
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CommentA culture of collusion
It’s disappointing to see the reputation of the industry taking a battering again. That, inevitably, is the consequence of what the Office of Fair Trading is finding about anti-competitive practices in the construction sector.
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Unseen clause
ML Europe Property Ltd (“MLEP”) sought to appeal a decision of Mr Recorder Rees QC in the TCC in settlement of Hurst Stores & Interiors Ltd (“Hurst”) final account.MLEP had engaged Hurst to fit out the toilet locks of the London headquarters of Merrill Lynch. The contract envisaged a fixed ...