Tag Archives: Nicholas Panes

BxB’s collapse was predictable. Why did no one else notice?

Posted on April 19, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: It did not take a couple of £800-a-day consultants to spot that Brick by Brick was dragging the council into financial ruin. Reader NICHOLAS PANES’s first piece for this website, the presciently headlined “Building towards the council’s … Continue reading →

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Why selling the unsaleable is not the answer on Brick by Brick

Posted on November 29, 2020 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: It is nearly three years since this website began exposing the financial disaster that Brick by Brick was creating for Croydon Council. NICHOLAS PANES, the construction industry expert who advised on our reports, looks at the options … Continue reading →

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