Opinion – Page 253
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Average house prices may be stable, but the figures hide trouble
Like icebergs, the housing market’s bulkier threats could be obscured from view, argues Brian Green
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Double fault
What happens when you can’t find a hammer? You use a digger instead if you’re on this site
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A quick guide to provisional liquidation
A quick guide on the corporate insolvency procedure of provisional liquidation
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Steady as she goes
Balfour Beatty’s restructure makes business sense according to the City
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The FIT is is still regressive, even after Supreme Court victory
The linking of the feed-in tariff to a home’s energy rating is just one of a series of blunders made by the government contributing to a missed opportunity
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All aboard the fair pay express!
Network Rail hnas’t had to bully firms into signing its payment charter, for the simple reason that it’s in their interest too
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Inbox: The benefit of foresight
Readers discuss how changes to Part L could mean a rise in cowboy builders, whether housebuilders might regret welcoming the NewBuy scheme and why the best bidder doesn’t always win the job
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Osborne's Budget: The sound of silence
On Budget day our industry waited to hear the chancellor announce bold moves to unblock the pipeline of sorely needed social infrastructure projects. It’s still waiting, says Steve Beechey
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My digital life ... David Symons
WSP Environment & Energy director ‘fesses up to a ‘tap app’ addiction
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Hansom: Seize the day
Whether you’re playing on your phone during a conference, making the best of a political crisis, stalking a stranger to their home or cycling to Manchester, this is a week for throwing caution to the wind
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Wonders & blunders with Simon Campbell
The Titanic Belfast embodies the history and ambition of Simon Campbell’s city, while the Obel Tower across the river simply looms over it
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Guarantees emails enforceability: Golden Ocean Group Ltd vs (1) Salgaocar Mining Industries PVT Ltd (2) Mr Anil V Salgaocar
This case showed that even informal communications such as a string of emails can constitute binding obligations
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A little light reading …
New tomes on construction law and Scottish arbitration are well worth picking up – if your back can take it
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My digital life: Julian Vickery
The Core director scoffs at Twitter but always make time for cricket score updates
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Inbox: Burning issues
This week’s hot topics include regulating the biomass energy sector, the problems of public sector procurement and the enduring importance of building control officers
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How the Budget hit building
Construction remains one of Britain’s best hopes for growth, even though George Osborne’s Budget last week failed to provide the industry with many treats, says Simon Rawlinson
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Wonders & blunders with Patricia Moore
Patricia Moore praises the sensitive yet glorious refurbishment of King’s Cross station in London, but shies away from drab, dingy Euston just a few yards down the road
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Olympic marketing debate: 'It's not as if it's a secret project'
Strict marketing rules have so far prevented many of the firms involved in the London Olympics from talking about their own work, but there are signs that pressure from ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø and the industry is forcing the authorities to rethink. Will Hurst reports