Opinion – Page 220
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My beef with the Budget
Richard Steer laments a speech that offers no real nourishment to the industry and, what is worse, shows the chancellor to be deaf to the demands of construction
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Wonders & blunders with ... Angus Morrogh-Ryan
Angus Morrogh-Ryan is stunned by Oscar Niemeyer’s Niterói Contemporary Art Museum but the same architect’s Museum of Cinema is just a sad, unused shell
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Audio clip: ڶ's editor on Help to Buy
ڶ’s editor Sarah Richardson speaking on the BBC’s Today programme about the effect of the housing measures announced this week
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My digital life … Tim Garratt
The Innes England director on blogging at all hours, communicating with his squash team via Facebook, and late Xmas presents
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Dodgy suspension
An ingenious solution to finding a parking space in an inner city shopping precinct
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Middle-aged folks homes
Finding a model of retirement living that appeals to 60-something baby boomers is the key to solving the housing shortage, argues Richard Morton
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Hansom: ‘Cannes do’ attitude
We reflect on last week’s Mipim where BoJo bashed the French, the weather threatened to flood the place, a Turner Townsend employee reminisced about bath time, and we got our hands on some boules
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BIM: Method in modelling
The new BIM protocol and standard should finally put an end to the industry’s ad-hoc approach to managing information, says Simon Rawlinson
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Would retention trust funds work?
Should trust funds be set up to ensure subcontractors get retentions?
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Only big firms can lead on direct payment
A reader’s view on John Lewis’ idea to pay subcontractors directly
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What can you do when a radical and ambitious housing strategy isn’t enough?
The government’s plan to boost housing means greater risk and the potential for higher house prices
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CPA/Barbour ABI Index: The severe weather hasn’t helped, but still …
Construction output improved in February but was still 8% lower than a year ago
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Public Housebuilding Index: Austerity means less capital investment and a fall in activity
Private housebuilding may be on the rise but public housing contracts are 13% lower than last year
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ڶ buys a pint for ... Pitman Tozer Architects
Cycling, celeb spotting and steam engines are discussed over a few pints with Pitman Tozer Architects
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Budget 2013: Slowly, but not surely
No one really expected the chancellor to suddenly abandon austerity but many hoped he would
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Budget showed no real drive for growth
This was George Osborne’s last chance to give Plan B a go
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Variations of a guarantee: Aviva Insurance UK Limited vs Hackney Empire Limited
Did HEL’s agreement to make payments to STC “on account” vary the building contract and prejudice Aviva’s position such that it was discharged from the bond?
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Is the construction industry 13% bigger than we think it is and does it matter?
If the figures are saying one thing and the real world is behaving in another then the assumptions driving policy will be suspect
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On a shoestring
The chancellor would be wise to look at the last remaining options for growth that will produce something for nothing