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SMC buys two architects, broadening client base
Quoted architect SMC has bought Ian Penrose Architects and Covell Matthews, taking its number of acquisitions to six.
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Brown calls in accountant to scrutinise planning costs
PriceWaterhouse Coopers widens inquiry into regulatory system as planners slam government efficiency drive
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New social housing obligations threaten small housebuilder
Many smaller housebuilders will be hit by the government's insistence that social housing be included on small estates, a seminar heard last week.
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Prescott muddies ODPM policy on land supply
Deputy Prime minister John Prescott has contradicted his own department's recently unveiled policy to free up housing land supply.
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NewsLandmark Kent art gallery scrapped
Kent County Council scrap ambitious scheme as costs rise by £20m to £50m.
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NewsInterest rates remain at 4.5%
Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee keep rates on hold as house prices rise 5.1%.
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Rok Property welcomes Trillium chief to its board
Land Securities Trillium chief Ian Ellis replaces non-executive director Louis Sherwood who is retiring.
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NewsSpanish contractor considers bid for BAA
Ferrovial says 'considerations are at a preliminary stage' for possible takeover as shares at airport operator jump 20%.
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NewsMultiplex denies Cardiff Cup Final switch
Wembley contractor denies reports that FA Cup Final will be played at Cardiff.
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NewsT5 civils workers settle pay dispute
Workers employed by Laing O'Rourke on Heathrow terminal vote in favour of a deal to increase bonus pay by 80p an hour.
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NewsPrescott contradicts ODPM greenfield planning policy
Deputy prime minister says that developers must exhaust brownfield supplies before building on greenfield land.
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Alfred McAlpine joins Considerate Constructors Scheme
Addition of Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects and Walter Thompson means 15 contractors have now joined scheme.
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NewsWolseley spending tops £500m over last six months
Materials giant buys two more firms in France and one in US.
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NewsIndustry to rely on public spending for 2006 growth
Survey says that public spending needs to increase to compensate for weak private sector activity.
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NewsT5 engineers to hold ballot on pay offer
Civil engineering workers on Heathrow terminal to vote on revised Laing O'Rourke offer of £800 in back pay and an extra 80p an hour.
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NewsLevitt Bernstein's Kilburn scheme gets go-ahead
Development of 130 flats and maisonettes in South Kilburn regeneration area receives planning permission.
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Prince of Wales calls for better rural design
Design guide is launched by Prince Charles' Affordable Rural Housing Initiative.
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Features
Why carbon counts in more ways than one
There's no time to rest on your laurels if you achieved a low score. The next generation of carbon scales will be much more revealing.
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Giffen sues Equitas over insurance contract
Specialist contractor Giffen Group plc is suing Equitas in a dispute over an insurance contract.
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Serco Gulf sues over damaged pipeline
Serco Gulf Engineering is suing Morrison Utility Services and National Grid plc in a dispute over a damaged pipeline.