29 Mar, 2018 Dear City, why not learn from the Construction sector and adopt adjudication? By Michael Craik So the dispute resolution process in the banking sector over RBS's mistreatment of small businesses has taken too long and cost too much...
23 Mar, 2018 Placemaking – the new retail sustainability buzzword? By Roger Thornton An interesting piece of research from JLL on place making with emphasis on retail centres. Shopping centre owners are becoming more aware...
21 Mar, 2018 'Urban renaissance' or 'retail outlet relocation'? By Michael Craik Some years ago I attended a number of presentations on the pending urban regeneration of various northern city centres, i.e. places north...
14 Mar, 2018 Fraud unravels everything? well, not quite By Michael Craik Grosvenor wanted the adjudicator’s decision in its favour for £553,958.47 plus VAT enforced. Aygun contested enforcement on the grounds...
14 Mar, 2018 Better news for the construction sector? By Michael Craik After a series of gloomy articles about the health of the UK construction sector here is one which might brighten the sector's mood. In...
13 Mar, 2018 WeWork and serviced offices By Roger Thornton Serviced offices are the real success story in the office sector with a huge take up of office space by Wework and others over the last 2...
13 Mar, 2018 'All that glitters is not gold' By Michael Craik Once again it would appear the PR and glossy brochures were too good to be true. Investors will have lost money, confidence in these...
09 Mar, 2018 SIG & 'accounting irregularities' By Michael Craik Sadly, 'accounting irregularities' seem to be an increasingly common theme these days in the business world including in the construction...
08 Mar, 2018 The public and private sectors still need each other By John Bosworth One or two high profile crashes does not mean the end to public/private sector partnerships. Certainly, there is no harm in local...
08 Mar, 2018 The Carillion saga continues By Michael Craik The Carillion saga continues. Now one reads that profits were being misstated over a prolonged period and operational management was...
07 Mar, 2018 A New Look at CVA's. By Maples Teesdale The recent landlord success in relation to the failed CVA will no doubt have landlords scrutinising how they might also be affected by...
07 Mar, 2018 Bristol City Council's approach to affordable housing By Michael Craik An article on how Bristol City Council is seeking to provide affordable housing in a market some say is second only to London in terms of...