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Clarke Willmott LLP | Avoiding disputes post-Carillion

|Date: 3 January, 2020

Clarke Willmott LLP | Avoiding disputes post-Carillion

Firms are being urged to promote better internal governance and assurance and to take steps to ensure the ...

Firms are being urged to promote better internal governance and assurance and to take steps to ensure their businesses are more risk averse following an analysis of the collapse of construction giant ...

3 January, 2020
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Back to the future? Rethinking terraced housing

|Date: 13 December, 2019

Back to the future? Rethinking terraced housing

Political parties of all stripes are vowing to ‘tackle the housing crisis’ and make Britain carbon neutra ...

Political parties of all stripes are vowing to ‘tackle the housing crisis’ and make Britain carbon neutral in the coming decades. This could radically change how we build and live in our homes in the ...

13 December, 2019
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Legal Update | Planning applications

|Date: 12 December, 2019

Legal Update | Planning applications

Court of Appeal makes it harder to vary planning permissions says Karen Cooksley and Colette McCormack at ...

Court of Appeal makes it harder to vary planning permissions says Karen Cooksley and Colette McCormack at Winckworth Sherwood. Since the introduction of environmental impact assessments in 1999 it has ...

12 December, 2019
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Limited offsite take-up? The modular industry is thriving

|Date: 11 December, 2019

Limited offsite take-up? The modular industry is thriving

Despite recent reports that suggest government departments are not adopting a presumption in favour of of ...

Despite recent reports that suggest government departments are not adopting a presumption in favour of offsite (2017), the Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA) has commissioned research th ...

11 December, 2019
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Opinion | Housing under the next government

|Date: 25 November, 2019

Opinion | Housing under the next government

The General Election called for 12th December is proving to be about much more than Brexit. The party man ...

The General Election called for 12th December is proving to be about much more than Brexit. The party manifestos include a range of new pledges on public spending, taxation, immigration, the economy, ...

25 November, 2019
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View from the Supply Chain | Investment into MMC

|Date: 8 November, 2019

View from the Supply Chain | Investment into MMC

Dave Sheridan, Executive Chairman of ilke Homes, discusses how MMC can ease the pressure on the construct ...

Dave Sheridan, Executive Chairman of ilke Homes, discusses how MMC can ease the pressure on the construction industry and deliver better, more affordable homes. In 2017/18, local authorities across th ...

8 November, 2019
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Guest Comment | LAs leading on building standards

|Date: 6 November, 2019

Guest Comment | LAs leading on building standards

Recent research by the Solar Trade Association (STA) highlights how local authorities are taking the init ...

Recent research by the Solar Trade Association (STA) highlights how local authorities are taking the initiative and implementing higher building standards on developments. Jack Dobson-Smith, Public Af ...

6 November, 2019
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Industry Comment | You win some, you lose some

|Date: 5 November, 2019

Industry Comment | You win some, you lose some

In the same week that the prestigious Stirling Prize for architecture was awarded to a social housing sch ...

In the same week that the prestigious Stirling Prize for architecture was awarded to a social housing scheme in Norwich, council Treasurers were informed by Treasury that new loans from the Public Wor ...

5 November, 2019
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Guest Comment | Electrical safety: fit for purpose

|Date: 24 October, 2019

Guest Comment | Electrical safety: fit for purpose

When it comes to providing electrical safety it is important to understand that not one approach fits all ...

When it comes to providing electrical safety it is important to understand that not one approach fits all. Ian Montague, Consultant Engineer, with leading electrical body NICEIC, explains the danger o ...

24 October, 2019
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Mears Group | Housing sector at the forefront on social mobility

|Date: 23 October, 2019

Mears Group | Housing sector at the forefront on social mobility

Housing needs to shout about its work on social mobility, says Alan Long, Executive Director at Mears Gro ...

Housing needs to shout about its work on social mobility, says Alan Long, Executive Director at Mears Group. Mears Group is very proud to have been listed in the top 75 UK employers who have taken the ...

23 October, 2019
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