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… unless it’s your house
Richard Donnell (www.building.co.uk, 25 May) sensibly argues that the mix of new housing should be decided at the local level – top-down density or mix targets cannot possibly produce the right housing.
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Divine intervention
I am a great admirer of Sir Michael Latham, but I refer you to my article “Shopfitters of the World Unite” (23 February, page 38).
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Cyril Sweett plans acquisitions after AIM listing
Dean Webster, Cyril Sweett’s chief executive, said this week that the company’s proposed flotation on the alternative investment market (AIM) would put it on a “level playing field” with larger consultants in the fight for acquisitions.
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Management buyout at Pegasus
Pegasus Retirement Homes has undergone a management buyout with Royal Bank of Scotland as equity partner.
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DTI figures show healthy growth in new work output
The total output of the construction industry in the year to the first quarter of 2007 rose 2% on the previous year, according to DTI figures.
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Snook’s Rok bands set to storm UK after £60m spending spree
Rok is restructuring into five regional divisions after spending almost £60m on acquisitions in the past year.
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NewsSharewatch — Healthy performance despite OFT investigation
The construction sector enjoyed a stable performance last week despite the latest news of the inquiry into the industry by the Office of Fair Trading.
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Britons more development-averse than North Americans
British people are five times more likely to oppose new housing schemes than their counterparts in the US, according to a survey.
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NewsGood day at the office
A Georgian warehouse that is being refurbished as low-carbon offices is to be opened to the public during this year’s Architecture Week.
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NewsThe Chinese rooms
This laboratory for the Chinese University in Hong Kong has been designed by architect RMJM.
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CommentKing Richard
Introducing the all-conquering Lord Rogers of Riverside: Pritzker prize-winning architect, confidante to the rich and powerful and, of course, would-be sexologist
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FeaturesThe shadow of suspicion
The Office of Fair Trading has reached the critical point of its probe into bid rigging in construction. Dan Stewart and Sarah Richardson look at what it has found, the effect on the industry – and how contractors are fighting back
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FeaturesThe law machine
Britain’s biggest court complex since the Royal Courts of Justice is opening in Manchester …
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NewsThe great indoors
Make Architects has revealed this design for a private residence in western Newfoundland, off the east coast of Canada.
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CommentWhat more do we need to know?
Many people have suspected that there was something a bit haphazard about the way companies handled tower cranes.
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Galliford Try steps up land acquisition programme
Galliford Try has accelerated its acquisition of land after buying Linden Homes.
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Urban land increasing in value
Urban land values are rising against a backdrop of stalling house prices.
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Kellys runway veto
Ruth Kelly, the communities minister, has vetoed George Wimpey’s bid to build 1,900 homes near the new Gatwick airport runway route. Kelly rejected the appeal against Crawley council’s rejection of the plans.
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Clapham housing
Berkeley First has won planning permission for 36 homes near Clapham Junction station in south London.