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The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has submitted a proposed building action plan to the Scottish Government which it claimed would help reopen schools across the country and get children back to lessons safely. The campaigning collective has written to minister for local govern

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The Scottish Building Federation (SBF) and the National Federation of Builders (NFB) have announced their support for the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) scheme aimed at rapidly resolving contractual disputes through collaborative working and early intervention.  The onset of the

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The number of people embarking on a career in surveying continues to rise during UK lockdown, according to the latest data from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). In the institution’s 152-year history, assessment interviews for the Assessment of Professional Competency (APC)

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RICS head of UK government relations and city strategy Hew Edgar urges the Scottish Government to raise more awareness of the six-phase return plan for construction and issue clearer guidance with regard to the housing market. The Scottish Government should be commended for its clear messaging on he

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The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has welcomed the launch of a new fast-track summary adjudication process for low-value disputes, complete with a capped adjudicator’s fee.

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RICS has urged the Scottish Government to re-examine commercial property use classes to aid flexibility of use going forward, as the Q1 2020 RICS Commercial Market Survey results point to a deterioration in market sentiment in Scotland, particularly in retail. Following what appeared

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