All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 51
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IR35 compliance tools still not up to scratch, NAO tells government
CEST tool still too difficult to use nearly a year after off-payroll tax reforms were rolled out to the private sector
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Comment
Case in focus: Readie Construction Ltd vs Geo Quarries Ltd
A case in which the contract terms required full payment for defective goods
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Comment
Greater use of timber calls for pragmatism to keep insurers happy
The construction and insurance industries must work together if we are to increase the use of structural timber that is safe and cost effective, says Andrew Carpenter
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Construction activity in major cities surged by more than a third last year
Deloitte crane survey said Leeds saw a record number of new housing schemes start on site
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Comment
Learning from Grenfell: collaborative procurement to support building safety
New government guidance will help implement Judith Hackitt’s recommendation of a more integrated, less adversarial approach to construction
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Developers reviewing projects as cost pressures bite, report says
Glenigan review finds project start values have fallen for the fourth month in a row
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Adek clarifies the fire safety classification system for flooring products
Jessica Brown, digital marketing manager at Ecodek, explores the growing demand for flooring materials to meet new standards
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Gove threatens to stop housebuilders trading unless they pay into cladding fund
Housing secretary steps up war of words with developers
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KPMG facing £1.3bn lawsuit over Carillion audits
Claim includes amounts paid out in dividends, advisory fees and losses incurred while the contractor was trading
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Industry can’t ‘rest on laurels’ over net zero and building safety, government tells firms
Minister outlines construction’s priorities for the year ahead
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Builders merchants’ sales grew 30% last year during supply chain squeeze
Analyst calls the figures “remarkable” but warns further supply issues could hit the industry in 2022
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Insurers call for hybrid structures to make timber buildings easier to insure
Report recommendations include concrete cores and alternating concrete and timber floors to reduce flood and fire risk
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Comment
The Leasehold Reform Bill: a misplaced eye on developers
Limiting a ground rents ban to new-builds seems oddly aimed at housebuilders, who for the most part have modified their practice on this anyway
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Booming Vistry still among industry’s slowest payers, Build UK figures say
Housebuilder expected to show 2021 pre-tax profit more than doubled when it publishes annual numbers next month
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It’s good to talk about flood and fire risks
A new report on risks posed by timber-framed buildings is a positive first step towards greater collaboration
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Firms must up productivity or face ongoing effects of inflation, T&T warns
Consultant issues warning on material and labour shortages as it revises tender price forecast again
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Mayor warns cost inflation hitting 45% on some London housing jobs
Sadiq Khan says there will be ‘significant impact’ on affordable home building without government cash
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Willmott Dixon among three firms awarded spots on £4.2bn major projects framework
Firm continues role with developer Places for People
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The fury of a homeowner
Tony Bingham is alarmed by an MP’s draconian suggestions for regulating domestic building works – and has a much better idea