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Very little change …
The RICS has embarrassed itself by refusing to recognise the demand for an extraordinary general meeting on the subject of subscriptions and governance.
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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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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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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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Advice to halt Scottish parliament ignored
An architectual expert advised the MSPs in charge of the £401m Scottish parliament building to halt construction and freeze all the contracts in 2000, the Fraser inquiry heard this week.
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Permits for new EU labour
Contractors could be forced to seek permits for workers they hire from the countries joining the European Union in May.
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NewsMorgan Sindall defies City expectations
Contractor Morgan Sindall has outperformed City predictions in its 2003 results, announced yesterday.
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More funds for HSE, urges confederation
The Construction Confederation has called on the government to invest more resources in the Health and Safety Executive.
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NewsDes res in the docks
Bristol council has given planning consent to detailed designs for the residential and leisure elements of Bristol's Harbourside development, part of the first phase of Crest Nicholson's masterplan for the Canon's Marsh site.
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MCG says 66% of members hold CSCS card
The Major Contractors Group has carried out a workforce audit that has revealed that two-thirds of its members hold CSCS cards.
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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.
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Blow the whistle on 'bad' gangmasters, urges UCATT
UCATT general secretary George Brumwell has called for members to report to the union any groups of migrant workers that may be being exploited by gangmasters.
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Strategic forum to quiz OGC over e-bidding
A delegation from the strategic forum is to meet officials from the Office of Government Commerce to voice concerns over online reverse auction bidding.
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NewsEven Greater Sutton Street
Planning consultant Hepher Dixon has obtained planning permission for the redevelopment of a hotel on Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, north-east London. Architect Horden Cherry Lee has redesigned the 1970s building, which is owned by Reuters. The building will be extended to provide space for shops and restaurants on the ...
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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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Housebuilders face extra costs over seller's packs
House Builders Federation says detailed surveys to protect buyers of homes under 10 years old are 'superfluous'
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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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Playing fast and loose
The claimant, Galliford Try Construction Limited, was the contractor for the redevelopment of the Wellesley Hotel in Wellington Road, Leeds, into residential apartments. Michael Heal Associates Limited provided pre-tender structural engineering services to the original developer. The development was completed on a design-and-build basis, and the appointment of Michael ...
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Whitby slams Crossrail as misconceived waste of money
Government’s flagship rail link is castigated by leading engineer, who says it will turn central London into a ghetto