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NewsShapps to rush out guidance as planning grinds to halt
Housing minister to bring in rule changes in ’next two months’ as up to 40 councils halt or delay plans
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Apollo buys maintenance firm FWA West for £2m
Property services group Apollo has bought Essex-based social housing maintenance firm FWA West in a deal estimated to be worth about £2m
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NewsWillmott Dixon goes hybrid to offset public sector cuts
Chief executive prepares for tougher times with plans to increase private development work
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CommentHousebuilding gets all shook up
With regional spatial strategies binned, is the recent housebuilding revival in jeopardy? And what about density targets?
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CommentSchools out
Michael Gove’s attack on BSF has angered the construction industry, but might he have a point?
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CommentArchitects – meet the real world
Many architects have evolved into service providers for giant PFI contractor consortiums. Which means that, if they lose their jobs, they can’t fend for themselves
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CommentQuentin Shears: The wages of synergy
“Usually, rebranding takes months, but the stationer’s on Potter Street had a half-price offer on business cards”
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CommentHansom: Sporting chances
The industry is getting in shape, with directors tackling the high jump, architects cycling through time, Boris jogging and islanders getting ready for a long swim. And some soccer tournament, apparently
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Architects for change
I found Building’s reporting of Paul Morrell’s comment piece (28 May, page 28) rather misleading
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CommentLeft in the lurch
Just when I thought that we had got over the Learning and Skills Council funding debacle, it appears that it is now the turn of the affordable housing sector to suffer the implications of having allocated or “promised” government funding withdrawn
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Permanent secretaries
Clearly, the government has already been mugged by Sir Humphrey and instead of sacking most of the 700,000 additional public sector workers hired under Labour they will be persuaded to slash vital infrastructure spending. No wonder Britain is a shambles.John Band
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It's grim up north
With news that construction workloads have turned positive in the UK for the first time in two years, it was disappointing to learn that in Scotland the net balance of workloads remained in the red at -6%
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Join the club
Further to last week’s Building Forum article from a specialist subcontractor who’s having trouble getting paid, can I suggest there’s a simple answer: join the Association of Interior Specialists, the federation for your sector
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CommentPressure drop
John Kees spotted this careless fellow inventing new ways to use a pressure washer
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FeaturesThis is your 30-day warning
Thinking of doing a course? Whether you’re already in employment or jobhunting, learning extra skills can give you the edge. But, warns Emily Wright, time is fast running out
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CommentFit-out specialist Daniel Taylor: Earning success and influence
Office fit-out specialist Daniel Taylor could have been a roadsweeper like his dad, but instead he’s on JP Morgan’s list of the 100 most influential black people in the UK. He tells Emily Wright what got him there
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CommentThe death penalty
If a company’s negligence leads to loss of life, can it be given a lenient fine if a larger one would ruin it? Here’s what the Court of Appeal said about a recent case in Scotland