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DaveDCB
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It’s all a very extreme way to make us buy a EV
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6feetdown
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Agenda 2030 coming into playIt’s all a very extreme way to make us buy a EV
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bobthebuilder
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Minimum of 1.50 per ton on quarried stone
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
this'll go down well with the 'BIG boys' ...... even better with the smaller outfits who never get to see it back
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Government announces plan to abolish retentions
Proposal part of series of measures unveiled by business secretary
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Jimoz
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You've just reminded me ive got some retention due back now from last year. Won't be a lot but glad you've reminded methis'll go down well with the 'BIG boys' ...... even better with the smaller outfits who never get to see it back
Government announces plan to abolish retentions
Proposal part of series of measures unveiled by business secretary
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Jimoz
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Just totted it up and sent them the invoice 444.50 I wonder how many forget to claim. I have claimed a previous retention off them in the past but if not currently working with them it slips my mind.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Retentions responses relayed
The long-awaited announcement of a proposed end to retentions in the construction sector has provoked a flurry of responses.
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" For too long, specialist contractors have been forced to operate under a system that allowed larger firms to withhold their money, delay payment, and use their cash as free working capital. "
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Ivor
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they will just call it something else. or insist you a pay a returnable premium that they holdRetentions responses relayed
The long-awaited announcement of a proposed end to retentions in the construction sector has provoked a flurry of responses.
" For too long, specialist contractors have been forced to operate under a system that allowed larger firms to withhold their money, delay payment, and use their cash as free working capital. "
Danny
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Retention is a nightmare its usually 5%. As a groundworks contractor, you are normally first in, say you start in January 26. You can't invoice for your 2.5% until the client gets practical completion its not from when you finish your part! Say it's awarded in June 26. You could be waiting 18 months in total!
I've got thousands outstanding with several companies
I've got thousands outstanding with several companies
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6feetdown
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If people walked away from this s**t they'd have to ditch it
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Smiffy
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I presume this is working on JCT contracts?
I haven't worked with them but they seem pretty sh*t in comparison to NEC contracts.
Danny
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There is always someone willing to step into your shoes in the commercial world so not just a case of walking away especially when you've got staff
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6feetdown
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Yeah that's the problem staff
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
" ‘Ministers rip up consultation culture’ said the headline of a Cabinet Office press release yesterday as the Ministry of Housing launched two more consultation processes.
The Cabinet Office, keen on making government machinery and decision-making more efficient, has declared war on consultation processes. It issued a statement saying that it is clearing out “Whitehall’s layers of unnecessary bureaucracy”.Meanwhile, on the same day, the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MCHLG) launched two more consultation processes on the minutiae of regulations. It now has 15 – fifteen – live consultation processes going on from a single department.
You couldn’t make it up, "
Joined-up government at its finest as Grenfell jaw-jaw lingers on
‘Ministers rip up consultation culture’ said the headline of a Cabinet Office press release yesterday as the Ministry of Housing launched two more consultation processes.
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
developers already bemoaning high rise are no longer viable ... so to add to their grief
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Evacuation cores to be required in all high-rise buildings across England under proposed guidance update
Schemes in London already subject to rules but new guidelines to extend requirement outside capital from 2029
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
just goes to show that all the S.106,s, CIL,s, affordable requirements, etc are killing the job 
" The housing secretary and the mayor of London have confirmed emergency measures to unblock dozens of stalled sites and build thousands more affordable homes for Londoners.
There were only 4,522 social and affordable housing starts on site in London in 2024/25, compared to 26,386 starts reported in 2022/23.
In response, a new fast-track planning route is being introduced for sites delivering at least 20% affordable housing and temporary relief from the community infrastructure levy (CIL) for eligible schemes that meet affordable housing targets, with additional relief for those going further.
The measures were first floated last October but have now been confirmed following a consultation process.
Housing secretary Steve Reed said: “The scale of the housing crisis in London demands action – so that’s what we’re doing. This decisive action will turn plans on paper into thousands of new homes in our capital, with a clear message to developers to get on and build. "
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**** London - wants rolling out nationwide ... they( Planners/LA,s, etc) want their cake, eat it and have a second cake, with all the required 'add ons' aside from affordables ... can't get two pints from a pint pot or blood from a stone no matter how hard you squeeze it
" The housing secretary and the mayor of London have confirmed emergency measures to unblock dozens of stalled sites and build thousands more affordable homes for Londoners.
There were only 4,522 social and affordable housing starts on site in London in 2024/25, compared to 26,386 starts reported in 2022/23.
In response, a new fast-track planning route is being introduced for sites delivering at least 20% affordable housing and temporary relief from the community infrastructure levy (CIL) for eligible schemes that meet affordable housing targets, with additional relief for those going further.
The measures were first floated last October but have now been confirmed following a consultation process.
Housing secretary Steve Reed said: “The scale of the housing crisis in London demands action – so that’s what we’re doing. This decisive action will turn plans on paper into thousands of new homes in our capital, with a clear message to developers to get on and build. "
London planning intervention ‘lacks ambition’
A package of measures to kickstart residential development in the capital does not go far enough, developers say.
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**** London - wants rolling out nationwide ... they( Planners/LA,s, etc) want their cake, eat it and have a second cake, with all the required 'add ons' aside from affordables ... can't get two pints from a pint pot or blood from a stone no matter how hard you squeeze it
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
creamed it for decades and now time to face up to what they've charged for, all these years - shouldn't be allowed
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Architects face ‘immediate uncertainty’ following withdrawal of PII firm Wren, lawyers warn
Wren Insurance Association said last week it will end renewal offers following high volume of cladding claims
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
another ill considered pile of BS floundering .......
" 60% of respondents reported that BNG has influenced their company’s decision not to pursue sites that may previously have been viable. ...... 80% of respondents in 2026 reported planning delays due to BNG. "
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" 60% of respondents reported that BNG has influenced their company’s decision not to pursue sites that may previously have been viable. ...... 80% of respondents in 2026 reported planning delays due to BNG. "
HBF calls for BNG reforms
Reporting the results of its second biodiversity net gain survey, the Home Builders Federation has said that difficulties in implementing the requirements are slowing projects.
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
yet more utter BS wrapped in shiny paper and tinsel ......
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" the withholding of retention payments would be banned. This would, the Department for Business and Trade said, prevent small firms losing retentions to insolvency or non-payment. " does nothing to stop/ban retentions
" the government says it will give the commissioner the power to require late-paying large companies to publish explanations for poor payment performance and the actions they are taking to address it. " another level of bollox
" ...1998 Late Payment of Commercial Debt Act, and would include a 60-day cap on payment terms for large firms paying small suppliers. They would also impose mandatory interest on late payments, at 8% above the Bank of England base rate, and insist that this is included in contract terms. " and who is gonna make them stump up what's owed, let alone the interest - bloody joke again
" to investigate businesses suspected of poor payment practices or inaccurately reporting payment performance, and be given the power to adjudicate payment disputes outside of the court process. Finally, they would be able to fine businesses, including ‘significant’ fines, in the order of tens of millions, for large companies that persistently pay their suppliers late " by which time they'll have gone tits up and no one gets a bean
Government proposes new powers to tackle late payments
The government plans new powers to tackle late payments to small businesses, including a ban on withholding of retention payments, a cap on payment terms and mandatory interest on late payments.
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" the withholding of retention payments would be banned. This would, the Department for Business and Trade said, prevent small firms losing retentions to insolvency or non-payment. " does nothing to stop/ban retentions
" the government says it will give the commissioner the power to require late-paying large companies to publish explanations for poor payment performance and the actions they are taking to address it. " another level of bollox
" ...1998 Late Payment of Commercial Debt Act, and would include a 60-day cap on payment terms for large firms paying small suppliers. They would also impose mandatory interest on late payments, at 8% above the Bank of England base rate, and insist that this is included in contract terms. " and who is gonna make them stump up what's owed, let alone the interest - bloody joke again
" to investigate businesses suspected of poor payment practices or inaccurately reporting payment performance, and be given the power to adjudicate payment disputes outside of the court process. Finally, they would be able to fine businesses, including ‘significant’ fines, in the order of tens of millions, for large companies that persistently pay their suppliers late " by which time they'll have gone tits up and no one gets a bean
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
National Housing Bank launches
Homes England’s National Housing Bank has opened for business, sharing a new investment prospectus and announcing an initial £100m partnership with Aviva.
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" a £100m partnership with Aviva, " .... a bigger bunch of **nt* never walked the planet .....
I paid for 35 yrs into one of their private healthcare schemes, only to be told, when needed, that inherited diseases (which I never knew I had and took 13 mths to diagnose) weren't covered
£50+k down the drain 
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