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Builders LondonThe Builders London is the principal trade organisation for private sector housebuilders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. It is an exciting industry filled with many talented people and organisations, providing sustainable and attractive homes to meet the demands of consumers. If there is any difference of opinion between your renovator and design professional about procedures or materials, now is the time to resolve it. Taking care of these type issues now will avoid significant changes during construction that would cause delays or affect cost. Once everything has been agreed upon, your next step is to get everything in writing. Contracts should be detailed and specific. Insist that both the contractor and designer sign the contract. When agreeing to payment arrangements, remember that the Construction Lien Act allows you to withhold 10% of the total cost of the project for 45 days beyond the substantial completion of the project. This protects you if the renovator fails to pay all subcontractors and suppliers; it is not withheld, however, to ensure that the job itself is properly completed. Our member firms account for approximately 80% of all new homes built in England and Wales in any one year, and include companies of all sizes, ranging from multi-national household names through regionally based businesses and small local companies. 1. Teacher union leader Sinnott dies data: 07.04.08 Steve Sinnott, general secretary of one of the UK's biggest teaching unions, the NUT, dies. 2. Rokocoko out for up to four months data: 07.04.08 All Blacks winger Josevata Rokocoko is to have surgery on a wrist injury and could be out of action for up to four months, his Super 14 team said on Monday. 3. United three points clear after draw data: 07.04.08 Manchester United ended the weekend three points clear of Chelsea with five Premier League games remaining after being held to a 2-2 draw at relegation-threatened Middlesbrough on Sunday. 4. Herrero wins Basque stage data: 10.04.08 Spaniard David Herrero won the third stage of the Tour of Basque Country in a bunched sprint finish on Wednesday. 5. Serbia proposes dividing Kosovo along ethnic lines data: 27.03.08 The proposal, submitted to the United Nations, is the culmination of a campaign by Serbia to entrench its political and administrative control over the northern part of Kosovo, which has a Serbian majority. 6. Sarkozy asks China to talk with Dalai Lama data: 27.03.08 The French president urged China to conduct a "true dialogue" with the spiritual leader of Tibet. 7. Dalai Lama to resign if Tibet violence continues data: 19.03.08 The Dalai Lama today threatened to resign if the violence in Tibet spirals "out of control" as the Chinese prime minister accused him of orchestrating the protests in his homeland. 8. Rising yuan threatens small exporters in China data: 10.04.08 One report estimated that up to 20 percent of low-end exporters could go belly-up this year as the harsher operating environment dissolves profits and demand slows in major markets like the United States. 9. Web giants take sides in battle for Yahoo data: 10.04.08 Yahoo ratcheted up its efforts to improve its negotiating position in the face of an unsolicited takeover bid from Microsoft amid signs that it was edging towards a three-way alliance with Google and AOL 10. Man critical after blaze at hotel data: 19.03.08 A 45-year-old is in hospital and three others feared missing after a fire at a disused hotel. 11. Are NATO promises backed by anything? data: 10.04.08 You can now file away as "frozen promises" NATO's commitment to two would-be democracies. 12. Features: Universal Studios reveals its new Simpsons ride data: 19.03.08 AS UNIVERSAL REVEALS ITS SIMPSONS RIDE, WE GET THE LOWDOWN FROM THE STAR 13. Garry Newlove's widow joins crime summit data: 10.04.08 The widow of Garry Newlove, the father of three who was murdered by a gang of drunken youths in front of his family, has agreed to help David Cameron draw up policies to strengthen families and tackle anti-social behaviour. 14. Sugar offers bankers television lesson data: 19.03.08 Promoting the fourth series of 'The Apprentice', Sir Alan Sugar says that investment bankers could learn basic business tenets from the BBC show 15. Greek parliament approves pension reform bill data: 27.03.08 Greece's parliament approved the conservative government's pension reform bill early on Friday after weeks of strikes and protests by labour unions. 16. Anti-English attack injures horse data: 07.04.08 A pony's face is slashed and anti-English graffiti daubed on a stables owned by a Welsh woman. 17. Life in the 'open prison' of Gaza data: 19.03.08 The BBC's Aleem Maqbool, in Gaza, asks whether pressure aimed at weakening Hamas will actually have the opposite effect. 18. Halle Berry names daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry data: 19.03.08 Halle Berry's newborn daughter is named Nahla Ariela Aubry, her publicist has announced. 19. Africa advances data: 07.04.08 Scientists dedicated to improving the lives of Africans 20. United and Barca poised to claim semi-final places data: 10.04.08 Manchester United and Barcelona are favourites to see off AS Roma and Schalke 04 on Wednesday and set up a mouth-watering Champions League semi-final. 21. Tourists die in Peru plane crash data: 10.04.08 Five French tourists have died in a plane crash during a flight over the famous Nazca Lines in Peru, police say. 22. DLA claimants being 'cut back' data: 10.04.08 Many genuine disability living allowance claimants are not getting what they are entitled to, a councillor has said. 23. Berlin denies Libya training role data: 07.04.08 Germany denies media reports of official involvement in an alleged scheme to train Libyan anti-terror police. 24. Ferguson relishing Barcelona test data: 10.04.08 Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson cannot wait to face Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals after beating Roma. 25. Militants flee Palestinian jail data: 07.04.08 Twelve Palestinian militants escape from a prison in the West Bank, complaining of beatings by security forces. 26. Extra troops to be sent to fight Taliban data: 07.04.08 Britain is poised to send another 450 troops to Afghanistan and take control of its most war-torn region for at least the next two years following pressure from the United States, The Daily Telegraph has learned. 27. Jean Todt’s talk with the press data: 27.03.08 28. Car bomb explodes in Spain after warning call from ETA data: 27.03.08 Spanish police say a car bomb has exploded in the northern Rioja region after a warning call from the Basque separatist group ETA. 29. Gordon Brown faces revolt over tax band plan data: 07.04.08 Labour MPs will mount a fresh attack on Gordon Brown's decision to scrap the 10 p income tax band, accusing him of an "unreasonable" move to squeeze more money from the lowest-earning workers. 30. Leading figures mark NI Agreement data: 10.04.08 Some of those who helped negotiate the Good Friday Agreement are in Belfast to mark its 10th anniversary. |