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Three construction workers wearing safety vests and helmets stand on a building site at sunset, holding plans and pointing while a large crane looms overhead.

What is the Duty Holder’s responsibilities under the Building Safety Act?

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What is the Accountable Person responsibilities under the Building Safety Act?

A mid-rise building under construction by a river, with yellow cranes and scaffolding, surrounded by tall city skyscrapers under a clear blue sky.

What is practical completion (and why does it matter)?

A partially constructed house model sits among blueprints, architectural tools, a calculator, measuring tape, and an energy efficiency chart, representing building planning and construction.

The Construction Playbook – What’s the new strategy?

A building undergoing renovation with exposed insulation, visible grid patterns, and several purple balconies with various items and plants. Some windows are open, and sunlight casts shadows on the wall.

Construction products testing regime to undergo independent review

A group of people wearing helmets and harnesses stand in a circle indoors, listening to two instructors. Rope equipment hangs in the centre, and a yellow sun design is painted on the floor beneath them.

Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) launches levy consultation

Two construction workers in orange jackets and white helmets stand under a steel framework at a building site, with city buildings and a blue sky in the background.

FIDIC 2017 contract release confirmed: ‘all the colours of the [FIDIC] rainbow…’

Three people in hard hats look at construction plans. Text reads: Coronavirus Business Legal Hour – focus on construction. Michelmores logo in the top right corner.

Coronavirus Business Legal Hour – focus on construction – 08.04.20

Three construction workers wearing safety gear stand and talk amid building materials at a building site, with a crane and unfinished concrete structure in the background under a bright sky.

Coronavirus and the construction industry – uncertain times

An empty two-lane carriageway stretches into the distance, surrounded by green trees and fields under a cloudy sky. SLOW is painted on the road, and road signs are visible along both sides.

Cost consequences associated with Part 36 offer: Defendant pays additional £65,000 after refusing to settle case over a difference of less than £5,000

Three construction workers in safety gear stand and talk on a building site filled with materials, wooden planks, and steel beams, with a crane and unfinished concrete structures in the background.

Construction Contracts Update: Build UK publishes Minimum Standards on Retentions

Two people in safety vests and helmets review architectural plans on a table with a tablet, papers, and another helmet visible, photographed from above.

Faulty foundations in the construction industry?

Two large white construction cranes intersect against a clear bright blue sky, with cables stretching between them.

Third Party Rights – the future in construction?

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Go Fourth and Prosper – NEC4

Aerial view of a suburban neighbourhood with rows of red-brick houses, small gardens, parked cars, and green trees, captured with a tilt-shift effect for a miniature appearance.

Construction skills shortage for home builders

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