How Independent Site Inspections Help Improve Construction Quality

The post How Independent Site Inspections Help Improve Construction Quality appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Maintaining consistent quality across a construction project can be challenging. With multiple contractors, trades and suppliers working to tight programmes, even well-managed sites can experience workmanship issues, specification errors or defects that are not immediately obvious. This is where independent site inspections can come in and prove extremely useful.  Their approach can benefit clients, contractors […]

Barratt Redrow recovers £38m from suppliers for legacy defects

Barratt Redrow has recovered more than £38m from its supply chain over the past year as it continues to pursue third parties over legacy property costs. The housebuilding giant, formed by a merger between Barratt Developments and Redrow in 2024, revealed the sum in its… The post Barratt Redrow recovers £38m from suppliers for legacy defects appeared first on Construction News.

Barratt Redrow hit by fresh £97m legacy building defects bill

Fresh fire safety and structural defects add to £1bn repair burden as house builder reports 48% profit rise

Lock Security on Handover: What Builders and Developers Get Wrong When a Project Completes

The post Lock Security on Handover: What Builders and Developers Get Wrong When a Project Completes appeared first on UK Construction Blog. When a construction or refurbishment project reaches practical completion, attention naturally turns to snagging. Finishes are inspected, services are tested, certificates are gathered, and outstanding defects are logged before the property is handed over. One detail, however, can easily be overlooked: who still has access to the building? During a typical project, keys may have […]

Why Developers and Contractors Should Use 3D LiDAR Scanning at Key Construction Milestones

The post Why Developers and Contractors Should Use 3D LiDAR Scanning at Key Construction Milestones appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Developers and main contractors often rely on progress photographs to record pipework, cabling and other site conditions. Photos can confirm completed work and visible defects. However, months later, when designers, MEP subcontractors or facilities teams need to confirm a pipe route, valve position or equipment clearance, isolated photographs may not provide enough spatial information. The […]

Defects Claims in Construction Projects - by Charles Russell Speechly's

A great summary of the contractual and legal position relating to defects claims in construction projects published in Charles Russell Speechly's 'Insight' journal on 24th March 2023

CN - Five years of inaction on retentions reform is totally unacceptable, 022023

Rudi Klein gives his view on retentions and the impact it has on supply chain firms

CIPS - Contract Development & Mobilisation 02122020

In this CIPS podcast, Roger Holloway talks about the tendering and contract development of a new build construction project

Metroun - NEC3 & 4 - Disallowed Cost Explained, 26082020

If you’re working under NEC Option C, D, E, or F then you need to know about “disallowed cost”. Unlike “defined cost”, this is a cost that cannot be recovered from the employer/ client. As you can imagine, this results in an area of dispute.

Fenwick Elliott LLP - Damages for Defects, 09122021

Lucinda Robinson of Fenwick Elliott and Felicity Dynes of Atkin Chambers discuss how to build, or demolish, a claim for damages arising from defects.

Defects Management, what are the key points to consider after doing inspections of work on site?

What is the extent of my liability for defects correction?