Opinion – Page 544
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A retail tale
Sainsbury’s wished to expand one of their stores. The local planning authority approved the necessary application but the secretary of state called it in. His inspector, following a full inquiry, supported the proposal. However, after considering the inspector’s report and obtaining supplementary information, the secretary of state decided that planning ...
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CommentThe little princes
Our columnist recalls two weeks in the 1990s when he was privileged to have the honour of working with a group of highly skilled young management trainees
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Know your rights
Five years ago this month the Third Parties Act came into force with the intention of doing away with the tedium of collateral warranties. So did it succeed?
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CommentA Westerner’s guide
Following Building’s whirlwind tour of China earlier this month, two experts explain the Chinese approach to contract law, regulations and business practices
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Sound arguments
As a manufacturer of light gauge steel-framed (LGSF) buildings I feel obliged to comment on the problems that have arisen after completion of the Kirby Court contract at Greenwich Millennium Village (6 May, pages 26-29).
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One simple question
A property can meet all the regulations and still not meet the expectations of the occupants (that is, to live within their own property without being disturbed by their neighbours’ day-to-day activities).
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Fuming at the F-word …
You ask: “Will top-up fees damage architecture?” (13 May, page 17). The answer is yes.
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An education in form filling
You report that the education sector may be about to embrace an “NHS Procure21-style” strategy for the procurement of its buildings (6 May, page 11).
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An inspector calls
The article in last week’s issue “CITB hits back at criticism of craft apprenticeships” (20 May, page 17) is inaccurate and misleading.
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Another fine mess
The reason why women are not attracted to working in the building industry is that they have an in-built gene that prevents them from accepting untidiness – ask any married man (20 May, page 40). Most building sites are the untidiest places on earth.Mike Brown, principal clerk of works, Estates ...
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The meaning of success
Your description of Dalston City Partnership as successful is not entirely accurate.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Emma Vergette finds the best of British at a London museum, and definitely not in the modern-day suburban sprawl
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On the border
The parties had entered into a consent order compromising a boundary dispute that had arisen between them. The consent order attempted to define the boundary between the parties’ respective properties through the use of a plan. Surveyors appointed to measure, agree and peg out the boundary encountered a number of ...
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CommentSteering the good ship Safety
You might be a little surprised to find me writing the foreword to this awards supplement. But there are a lot of parallels between sailing and the construction industry.