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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 your project does not have to be completed on a priority basis, you may want to consider offering it to a contractor as a "fill in" job. Most contractors will take such projects at a reduced price, insuring they have other work in the event of adverse weather or materials delivery mix-ups at another project. Many contractors will accept a project as a "reference" contract. This is a win-win situation for the property owner; work is completed at a reduced price, and since the contractor will use the completed job to showcase his expertise to potential clients, only his best work goes into your project. Finding the Right Contractor There are at least three sources for finding a qualified building contractor in your area: word-of-mouth references from people that have recently had a similar project done, local licensing authorities who provide a list of contractors with appropriate building contractor license, and Internet web sites that make referrals. For instance, Canadian residents can visit www.handycanadian .com to locate a qualified contractor in their area. By following these simple steps, you can avoid a potential nightmare, and insure your project is a pleasant experience for all parties involved. 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. Asian shares drop on concern over bank earnings data: 27.03.08 Bank stocks like Mitsubishi UFJ and Macquarie Group were among the biggest decliners following the bank downgrades, a profit warning from Deutsche Bank and comments from European central bankers that there was no end in sight to the global credit crunch. 2. Parts of UK colder than Antarctica data: 07.04.08 Snow blanketed much of Britain on Sunday with some areas of the country colder than Antarctica. 3. Should we feel sorry for estate agents? data: 10.04.08 With the housing market slowing, times are hard for estate agents. Who'll shed a tear, given their reputation? 4. Gaza gunmen attack border depot data: 10.04.08 Two Israeli civilians and seven Palestinian militants die after a raid on a fuel depot near a Gaza border crossing. 5. Bid to restore Iron Cross awakens Germany's angst data: 27.03.08 The painful debate over whether to revive the famed Iron Cross so that German soldiers can be awarded for courage, underscores how far the country's military still is from normality. 6. No more sailing, vow men adrift for 23 days data: 07.04.08 Two Spanish fishermen lost at sea for more than three weeks after their engine failed have vowed never to set sail again. 7. McLaren breakdown on the way to ball data: 27.03.08 8. Live qualifying notes data: 27.03.08 9. Dutch court to consider bid to ban anti-Islam movie data: 27.03.08 A Dutch court said Friday it would hear a complaint lodged by Muslim groups seeking to bar the politician Geert Wilders from releasing his film on the Koran. 10. Gazprom and Eni prepare to join forces to pipe natural gas from Libya to Europe data: 10.04.08 Some analysts describe Gazprom's moves in North Africa as a "pincer" attack on Europe, which already gets a quarter of its natural gas from Russia. 11. HBO appoints entertainment president data: 10.04.08 HBO, the Time Warner-owned premium cable network, named Sue Naegle as president of entertainment, entrusting her to shepherd a new generation of programmes to replace defining hits like the multi-award-winning The Sopranos and Sex and the 12. Sue Carroll: Shameless to sneer at Shannon's family data: 19.03.08 For a nation which has spent the best part of a year praying for the safe return of Madeleine McCann, news that missing girl Shannon Matthews had been found alive was joyous. 13. Dozens of vehicles crash on snowy Austrian highway data: 27.03.08 At least one person was killed and several seriously injured in a pile-up of around 100 vehicles on Austria's main east-west highway on Tuesday, local authorities said. 14. Obama calls for Beijing boycott data: 10.04.08 Barack Obama urges President Bush to consider a boycott of the Beijing Olympics, as the US leg of the torch relay is held. 15. Is the food still Italian if the chef is a foreigner? data: 10.04.08 Italy's restaurants are now a snapshot of the country's recent immigrant experience, raising the question: Does the cuisine become less Italian if the chef is a foreigner? 16. Blast kills Sri Lankan minister data: 07.04.08 Sri Lankan Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle is among 14 people killed in a suicide bombing, officials say. 17. Risk-taking architect takes field's top prize data: 07.04.08 Jean Nouvel, the bold French architect known for such wildly diverse projects as the exotically louvered Arab World Institute in Paris and the muscular Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, has received the Pritzker Prize. 18. Su last year data: 10.04.08 Sudoku has furrowed the brow of many a commuter, but will its popularity be usurped by new puzzle kenken? 19. 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. 20. Gurkha vets seek equal rights data: 19.03.08 Gurkha veterans are protesting at Parliament calling for the right to remain in the UK. 21. Carla Bruni wins over France after state visit data: 07.04.08 Carla Bruni has finally won the affection of the French public, with the vast majority agreeing yesterday that she is "elegant, modern and nice". 22. Three share £2.2m Lottery cash data: 10.04.08 Three ticket holders are each £753,154 richer after sharing a £2.2m jackpot in Wednesday's main Lotto draw. 23. Grand prix chief holds ground amid calls to quit over sex scandal data: 10.04.08 Max Mosley, head of the International Automobile Federation, has admitted he was in the sadomasochistic session caught on tape, rejected implications that there were Nazi themes and defended what he did as 'completely legal.' 24. Payout for death of Olympic hopeful, 15 data: 07.04.08 The parents of a teenage diver tipped for Olympic glory have won undisclosed damages from the swimming club where he lost his life. 25. Morocco journalist to go on trial data: 19.03.08 A Moroccan journalist is due in court in Casablanca, accused of breaking a law forbidding criticism of the king. 26. Features: Sea for yourself data: 07.04.08 My husband wants us to go on a cruise this year but I have never been on one before and I'm not sure if I'll like it. 27. Strikes ease in Greece as Parliament approves pension bill data: 27.03.08 Greek garbage collectors returned to work Friday, removing mounds of trash that had piled up during their two-week strike protesting pension changes. Rolling power cuts also ended after employees at the country's main power company returned to work. 28. Appian Way, the queen of Roman roads, is under threat data: 07.04.08 In ancient times the Appian Way, which links Rome to the southern city of Brindisi, was known as the regina viarum, the queen of the roads. But these days its crown appears to be tarnished by chronic traffic congestion, vandalism and, some of its guardians grumble, illegal development. 29. 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. 30. Torch relay chaos in papers data: 07.04.08 Chaotic scenes as anti-China demonstrators disrupt the Olympic relay through London are the focus of UK newspapers. |