by Nick Bailey | Aug 1, 2019 | Property Development
The bat survey season is from April to September when bats are active. Outside this period bats are preparing for hibernation and activity surveys are not possible. Therefore, to avoid delays to your programme ensure you get a survey in good time. All bat species,...
by Nick Bailey | Jul 1, 2019 | Property Development
Be careful! I attended a seminar recently where the lawyers were discussing what was in the contract versus what the parties thought was in the contract. In other words, the way the contract is set up or written determines what is recorded as being agreed despite that...
by Nick Bailey | Jun 1, 2019 | Property Development
There is no real reason why a contractor should ask for payment before he commences on site. If the contractor is an established company he will be able to fund his labour for the first month and materials and plant will be on 30 days credit anyway. I can understand...
by Nick Bailey | Apr 1, 2019 | Property Development
If I had a choice I would go back to the old ways of a handshake and keeping your promises. These days unfortunately people can’t or won’t stand by their commitments. Also, people’s interpretation of what was agreed differs anyway so there has to be a way of recording...
by Nick Bailey | Mar 1, 2019 | Property Development
When I looked into this subject it was a surprise to me to find drones are quite widely used in the construction industry. It’s a growing market and is predicted that construction will be one of the major benefactors of drone technology. In a recent survey a third of...
