BYDA report flags gaps in underground utility strike prevention

Utility strikes remain a challenge across Australia. ( photoschmidt/stock.adobe.com)Before You Dig Australia (BYDA) is calling for government reform to meet international standards for ‘before you dig’ services to … The post BYDA report flags gaps in underground utility strike prevention appeared first on Inside Construction.

Campaign group threatens legal action against leasehold reforms

Justice for Property Rights is planning a legal challenge to the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, claiming plans to cap ground rents are "not reform" but "state-backed expropriation". The post Campaign group threatens legal action against leasehold reforms appeared first on Property Week.

Gateway 1 ‘not needed’, says Reform deputy leader as party sets out planning reform agenda

Richard Tice also admits sacking of former housing spokesperson Simon Dudley after Grenfell comments was a ‘fiasco’

Building safety reform: the impact on team roles

Members of Rider Levitt Bucknall’s multi-disciplinary team share their perspectives on how the new building safety landscape has changed their work The post Building safety reform: the impact on team roles appeared first on Construction Management.

What could a Reform UK government mean for the infrastructure sector?

Senior infrastructure and civil engineering spokespeople have told NCE they would work with Reform UK if it formed the next government in Westminster, to enable the delivery of a pipeline of ‘investable’ large projects. The post What could a Reform UK government mean for the infrastructure sector? appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

IR35 umbrellas are feeding HMRC’s £3.6bn tax grab - Published by the Freelance Informer

IR35 expert, Qdos, has responded to the release of put forward to the Finance Bill Sub Committee for their inquiry into IR35 reform in the private sector. Will the HMRC admit what the reform is really doing to British entrepreneurship?

Building Magazine - Adjudicator nomination – an access to justice issue? 27012021

A study into industry attitudes on adjudication suggests need for reform of adjudicator nomination and charging models: Addleshaw Goddard and Dr Ian Trushell of Glasgow Caledonian University set about to find out, embarking on an industry-wide quantitative study of attitudes to and perceptions of the adjudication process