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No answers
After enduring 10 years of ostracism by their professional institution, it seems at last that the QS members of the RICS might be rebelling (27 November, page 28)
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Beware Americans bearing gifts
Having worked in the past for a company that was acquired by a US firm, I would suggest that although the money and promises made are attractive, the outcome is often less so (鈥淯S giants plan raid on British consultancy sector鈥�, 11 December, page 9)
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Low conduct
A major point overlooked by Richard Steer in his article Buyer Beware (13 November) is that all partners and directors in consultancies have a duty under their professional indemnity (PI) insurance policy to take all reasonable precautions to prevent losses or liabilities arising in connection with the insured risks
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CommentWhere the wind blows
The recently published 鈥淶ero Carbon for New Non-domestic 好色先生TVs鈥� by the communities department has much to commend it, but is flawed by one large blind spot, says the Davis Langdon senior consultant
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Why the long bill?
The prices of labour and materials in the construction industry have fallen and tender prices have plummeted
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CommentRemember 1666?
Isn鈥檛 it about time that building control officers stood up against the green brigade and used some common sense?
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They should have said
It was with some incredulity and confusion that I read the news item 鈥淚ndustry slams payment law plans鈥� (13 November, page 12)
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Planning obsolescence
I was most impressed with the first question posed at last week鈥檚 Homes and Communities Agency 鈥渙pen meeting鈥� on 26 November
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Whistling in the dark
Further to your recent 鈥渨histleblower鈥� item (13 November, page 15), it seems the proposed action by Balfour Beatty ex-employees is driven by an assumption of continuing unemployment with a commensurate loss of prospective earnings
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CommentShould we blame the big boys?
On 13 November you published an article by Richard Steer complaining about uneconomic bidding by QSs
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Arbitrary distinctions
I read John Redmond鈥檚 piece about arbitration with a wry smile (27 November, page 51)
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Or blame all QSs?
I read with interest the article in which Richard Steer was having a whinge about how the prevalence of low bidding was having a dramatic impact upon levels of professional QS fees
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Where does it all end?
Stephen Blake, director of the Office of Fair Trading (23 October, page 30) has drawn attention to the illegality of one bidder obtaining a price from another
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CommentSmall wonder
Since your article on my and two other graduates鈥� search for a job was published, (11 September, page 34) I have spent most of my time looking for my perfect surveying job, which I had begun to believe did not exist
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In Latham鈥檚 footsteps
Paul Morrell may not be a 鈥渇an of partnering鈥� but I trust he will do all he can, as chief construction adviser, to resist the swing back to pre-Latham forms of procurement
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Fire safety first
BBC London鈥檚 recent expos茅 on fire safety risks at social housing blocks doesn鈥檛 come as much of a surprise. Across the UK鈥檚 social housing sector, awareness and understanding of the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2006 (RRFSO) is worryingly low
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A game of chase
Great article on the difficulties experienced by specialists in the current climate (20 November, page 48)