Clients alerted to contractor insolvency threat as industry emerges from recession
Construction Law
by CL
4d ago
Turner & Townsend is warning clients that they need to carry out ‘robust procurement and pre-qualification checks’ to minimise the risk of contractor insolvencies impacting programmes as the industry climbs out of recession. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to t ..read more
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Building control crisis averted by competence proof extension
Construction Law
by CL
4d ago
A crisis in building control in England has been averted by the Building Safety Regulator granting a 13 week extension to the deadline by which inspectors have to prove competence. The Regulator warns however that there will be no extension beyond this transition period that ends on 6 July. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to ..read more
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New collaborative framework expected for School Rebuilding Programme
Construction Law
by CL
4d ago
The Department for Education (DoE) is to launch a new collaborative contractor framework to speed up delivery of projects under its flagship School Rebuilding Programme. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website ..read more
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Levelling up project delays are ‘baked in’ say MPs
Construction Law
by CL
4d ago
Only 10% of the £10.47 billion allocated to councils for regeneration projects under the government’s levelling up programme has been spent so far, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) cannot provide any compelling examples of what has been delivered, says a report. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the p ..read more
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Spending watchdog warns Carillion lessons not being evaluated adequately
Construction Law
by CL
4d ago
Government interventions in distressed companies like failed construction giant Carillion are not being evaluated consistently and transparently and lessons learned are not being shared across government, says the parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in a report. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel ..read more
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Construction Law latest print issue published
Construction Law
by CL
1w ago
The print version of Construction Law will be arriving on subscriber’s desks around now, with the popular blend of analysis, explanation and news. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website ..read more
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Homes consultations hit by software problems
Construction Law
by CL
1w ago
Housebuilders have hit out at the government after software failures prevented respondents from properly responding to a consultation on the Future Homes Standard. The delay has forced the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) into an emergency response and to extend the consultation period. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter a ..read more
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Birmingham PFI roads row goes to judicial review
Construction Law
by CL
1w ago
Birmingham City Council is proceeding with a judicial review process to challenge a Department for Transport refusal to approve a £2.7 billion highways contract. A hearing is expected later this month. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law ..read more
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Safety group slams developers for minimal compliance approach to regulations
Construction Law
by CL
1w ago
The Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG) has hit out at developers for continuing to build with designs appropriate to older standards. The group says that some developers show an approach based on minimal compliance of safety regulations. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right. Subscribers to the printed magazine get ..read more
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Building Safety Act will add to project delays, says industry forecast
Construction Law
by CL
2w ago
Adopting measures to comply with the Building Safety Act could hinder the construction sector’s recovery in 2024, according to the latest Spring Market View from consultant Arcadis.  To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website ..read more
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