Watertight
Tim Palmer looks at the latest environmentally sustainable and efficient drainage systems on the market
Big deal
[MMC-IMG=1970-A=Left] Steve Menary visits Oakley Vale in Corby, where developers are busy building out around 3,000 homes on a huge brownfield site, which has been remediated and remodelled by Cofton
The law of overages
[MMC-IMG=1969-A=Right] Jonathan Cavell, head of property services at ASB Law, offers some advice on structuring overages, which can provide for increased payments for landowners if land values rise
Joint-up thinking
George Campion and Ashley Hollinshead of Deloitte offer advice on how to avoid the tax pitfalls of operating a joint venture company
Trading by the book
[MMC-IMG=1966-A=Left] Derek Vaughan, md of The UK Trades Confederation, questions whether competence schemes such as the CSCS initiative benefit or penalise trades
Business class
[MMC-IMG=1965-A=Left] David Boyden, the new director of the National Construction College, talks to Chris Windle about the latest initiatives designed to boost industry recruits and their skills
Building confidence
Melissa Blamey reports on the Youthbuilding scheme, which helps young people who are facing difficulties overhaul their lives and kick-start a career in construction
Management talent
[MMC-IMG=1963-A=Left] Recruiting effective management teams is critical in a slower market, advises Paul Hilides, md of recruitment specialist ATS Consultants, because this is when good business sense will differentiate the best from the rest
Power conductor
[MMC-IMG=1962-A=Left] Centralised procurement and management structures offer cost efficiencies for large housebuilders – but devolving power to regional operations also has its advantages. Mark Smulian considers the issues
The Walrus
[MMC-IMG=1961-A=Left] Letters from readers considering marrying their mothers-in-law have raised some thought provoking issues...
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