Viviane Callier is a freelance science writer based in North Bethesda, Md. Credit: Nick Higgins
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Private rental market faces £19bn EPC-upgrade bill
News The cost of getting private rental housing in England up to tougher EPC guidelines by 2025 is set to be around £19bn, new research by Hamptons on behalf of Bloomberg has revealed. The study, which analysed data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, found that almost half of privately rented homes […]
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Latent defects and appropriate remedial solutions
News David Weare is a partner and Ian Smith is a senior associate at Fladgate LLP The recent decision in St James’s Oncology SPC Ltd v Lendlease Construction provides helpful guidance to PFI-project companies, design and build contractors, and employers generally when dealing with latent-defect claims. The case concerned a new oncology centre at Leeds […]
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HS2 investigates slurry pool above Costain-Skanska tunnelling
News An HS2 tunnel boring machine HS2 is investigating how a roughly 6 square metre pool of bubbling slurry emerged on a rugby pitch in Ruislip, north-west London. The brown foam emerged from the ground on Saturday (18 February), above a site where CSC – a joint venture between Costain, Skanska and Strabag – is […]
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