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		<title><![CDATA[Construction Act Changes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/11/construction-act-changes]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[No notice of intention to pay less
- pay the notified sum
(An Alway Associates Advisory)

Scott Milner writes:-
Following on from my previous two articles concerning the amendments to the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 Part 2 (HGCRA) by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (“LDEDC Act”), this article briefly looks at the new requirements with regards to withholding payment.
Right to Withold Withdrawn
Section 111 of the HGCRA provided the right to withhold payment after the final date for payment of a sum due, subject to giving an effective notice of intention to withhold within a "prescribed period‟.
Now "Pay...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/08/employment]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jobs &amp; Career Opportunities
•	Marketing &amp; Communications Officer – based Caldicot, Monmouthshire
•	Regional Sales Consultant Negotiators – Home Based
For full details see Benfield ATT Group Opportunitie]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beamlock Building Bounces Back]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/07/beamlock-building-bounces-back]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Glenigan have just advised us that there are 80 new construciton projects in our home county of Gwent this month.
That is just a fraction of the 1,000's of building schemes that occur throughout the UK every month.  The good news is that more and more of them are opting to use Beamlock as their preferred system for garages, car ports and ancillary buildings wherever these are relevant.
Better still, not only do planners like them - so do the end users.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Developers Buying Beamlock]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/06/more-developers-buying-beamlock]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[A noticable increase has been noticed in the number of House Builders and Developers who are buying Beamlock products to grace their developments.
This trend seems to be due to several factors including:-
a) the unique quality and traditional grace that they bring to a development
b) their simplicity and speed of construction
c) the comparative economy that they afford
Sales of mainly double garages and mutiple car port arrays are proving most popular.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Budget for Beamlock]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/03/budget-for-beamlock]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[
Funny old world,, isn’t it?
 A few months ago everyone was experiencing real difficulties with getting any form of planning permission.  Local Planning Authorities were sticking rigidly by their ‘rules’ and turning down anything that seemingly stepped a millimetre or so outside their prescribed guidelines.
Now, for the first time in around a generation,  everything is about to be up for grabs again 
 
 Planning for Growth
 Stepping way outside his normal bailey wick, Chancellor George Osborne has now effectively directed other Ministries’ to reform the planning system.
Key to this is the recognition that ‘planning’ is essential to National Economic ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lego Land Identikit Shapps]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/03/lego-land-identikit-shapps]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Boost for Beamlock        .             .             .           

 Housing Minister Grant Shapps’ criticism that many new buildings created by architects and house builders are like little “Indentikit Lego Land Boxes”, can only be good news for Beamlock Buildings.
Offering the ability to create ‘Green Oak’ look alike structures they can significantly alter and add to the character of most existing homes, offices and similar structures.
Quick &amp; Easy
 Not only does Beamlock’s uniquely modular system make it fairly easy to design new buildings, extensions and additions, it is also really straightforward to put up.
Most competent DIY’ers soon find that they can slot the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Money Available]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/03/more-money-available]]></link>
		<comments><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/03/more-money-available#respond]]></comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Beamlock is Best
The B of E Says So
According to the Bank of England, £1.5 billion more was lent to individual people in January than the average over the previous six months.
Loans secured against homes also rose £1.8 billion –v- £0.5 billion, and 33,498 re-mortgages were granted than the average for the previous 6 months.
Meanwhile, consumers are busy repaying loans, clocking up nearly a third of a billion pounds in January, an increase of £0.1 billion over the previous 6 months average.
Strike While the Iron’s Hot
 So, with a trend for more loans to be available for a range of things...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[OFT Views]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/02/oft-views]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The ‘Fine Print’

Read the Fine Print

 
Along with the Home &amp; Garden Centre and other companies within the Benfield ATT Group, the Beamlock Building Company has always gone out of tis way to ensure that its Terms &amp; Conditions of sale were fair, equitable, and easily ‘Plain English’ understandable for customers.
Now the Office of Fair Trading vindicates our efforts in this direction.
One in Five Had Problems
With 1 in 5 people experiencing difficulties with consumer contracts, the OFT found that, in the main, these resulted from:-

Small print terms varying what customers understood the deal offered to be, effectively ‘hiding’ this, or...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Architectural Quality Pays]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/02/architectural-quality-pays]]></link>
		<comments><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/02/architectural-quality-pays#respond]]></comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Merger
The announcement that  the activities of the Design Council are to be merged with those of CABE from April Fool’s day 2011 should come as good news for everyone thinking of putting up a Beamlock Post &amp; beam, green oak style extension.
Whether this be a garage, extra living space, gymnasium, home office, or whatever, the fact that good design is, in the future, likely to count for more, must be welcome news.
Local Focus
Paul Finch, the chair of CABE, emphasised the aim of encouraging good design at the local level, seeing architecture as a driver for competitive places and businesses.  Acting...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[NHBC Proposals]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/02/nhbc-proposals]]></link>
		<comments><![CDATA[http://www.beamlockbuilding.co.uk/blog/2011/02/nhbc-proposals#respond]]></comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Accredited Contractors
Experienced, Quality Builders
The National House Building Council (NHBC) is proposing to set up a register of independent approved contractors.
Termed the “Accredited Contractor Scheme”, they believe that establishing this will be a major step toward improving standards across the building industry.
Floods, Water &amp; Drainage

Linked in part to the Government’s new Flood and Water Management Act (FWM Act), they believe it will help address the standards required, for instance in the creation and adoption of SUDS (Sustainable Drainage Systems).  They believe that such Accreditation could provide an alternative to ‘bonding’ for contractors.

Quality Building 


While this area of property development is particularly important...]]></description>
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