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Features
Winter warmer
In this month's Tracker, Experian Business Strategies reports on an unseasonably active December and predicts that growth in UK construction will stabilise over the next three months
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FeaturesTop Ten tips
How to wangle planning permission – by Mary Power, director of property agent FPDSavills
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Comment
Victims of the system
It's been a bad week for the paperclip posse. On Tuesday, the government and the Tories called for a mass cull of civil servants.
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NewsUrban splashes
Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud has opened Aukett's Salam Park development, a 30 ha scheme in the centre of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Aukett masterplanned and provided the landscape concept and detail for the £10m project, which has redeveloped an area in the older quarter of Riyadh. The main feature of ...
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CommentThe silent service
Adjudicators aren't private eyes – or inquiry judges – looking into every detail of a case. They're paid just to assess the arguments … then keep their mouths shut
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Comment
What RICS stands for
I have been following with interest the debate in your magazine regarding the RICS, and after the latest issue (6 February) have been tempted to chip in regarding the institution and what it represents.
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Comment
Yes, I have regrets
Having being a member of the RICS for some 10 years, I think the current 32% increase to be deplorable.
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Comment
A rise in pre-profit tax
Sorry about this, but there are some grim changes to tax law in the pipeline, and the effect will be to make consultants look much harder at the jobs they take on
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FeaturesWhat the planners think
RTPI president Mike Hayes describes the view from his side of the fence
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NewsRelief for Oxfam
Moss Construction has won two projects totalling £20.4m at Oxford Business Park, on behalf of Arlington Business Parks. The first project, due to start in this month, comprises the design and build of a three-storey headquarters for Oxfam (pictured). The £15.3m contract also includes fitting out work, external works and ...
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A world where nothing works
As the industry prepares to hear Kate Barker’s review of the planning system, a Building investigation reveals the mess it is in, dogged by bureaucracy, delays and disputes.
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Majors set for top results season
Persimmon and Wimpey will be the big winners among the housebuilders in the forthcoming results season, according to a forecast by analyst Teather & Greenwood
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Features
Local lowdown
Private and social housing projects in the Midlands are boosting demand for experienced construction professionals, says Robert Smith of Hays Montrose
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FeaturesNew Part L
The second part of our super E-Z-Read® guide to next year’s likely changes to Part L looks at killer details such as refurbishing existing buildings, clashes with other regulations and why the product manufacturers are hopping mad.
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NewsA home for Wimbledon wanderers
Wimbledon Football Club's proposed ground near Milton Keynes moved a step closer when the government decided not to hold an inquiry into it.
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Halcrow to report on quake
Consultant Halcrow is to report on the earthquake in Iran that killed more than 40,000 people on Boxing Day last year.