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Keep up with the latest real estate insights, news and trends from The Landsite members.

 

22nd November 2019
Lavanda: How is technology democratising the short term rental industry?
Posted by Lavanda
Guy Westlake, Founder of Lavanda, looks at how technology is revolutionising the short term rental industry
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22nd November 2019
Secure Empty Property-How do you secure a Hotel in Glasgow with a glass elevation
We secured all the openings and installed our Ultra GSM Alarms internally with additional fire and smoke detectors.We had to think out of the box for one particular elevation which is a separate club entrance designed with floor to ceiling glass. A timber frame was fabricated externally to install our steel sheet to therefore securing the property correctly.
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22nd November 2019
Approved Inspectors: a conundrum facing the construction industry
It’s no secret that the construction industry has been facing an issue with a proportion of Approved Inspectors (AI’s) who have had difficulties in, or have been unable to, renew their insurance policies. 
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22nd November 2019
AJ Architecture Awards 2019 Winners Announced
Posted by Hunter Dunning
Congratulations to our twenty-one 2019 winners at last nights AJ Architecture Awards. The awards took place at a luxury gala dinner at the Exhibition London in Shepherd’s Bush last night (20th November 2019) and was hosted by comedian and actor, Miles Jupp.
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21st November 2019
Commercial Property - Option To Tax
Posted by Bridging Vat Ltd
Here at Bridging Vat, a question we get asked a lot by both Developers and Commercial Finance brokers is “How do I know if the property is opted to tax?”
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21st November 2019
One For The Diary! Datscha Planning Applications Webinar
Posted by Datscha
We are inviting you to join Joshua Hannon as he walks you through our Planning module. He will show you how you can now easily get instant access to planning applications for England and Wales
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21st November 2019
Purchase of a Trading Engineering Business
Posted by Fusion Finance
Mr Stevens ran a successful foundry company for 11 years. He had the opportunity to acquire a castings engineering business as the current owner was in financial difficulties.
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21st November 2019
The Dorset Property Market: What Does 2020 Hold?
Posted by Coversure
2019 has been another good year to be a property owner in Dorset. Despite the continuing uncertainty over what Brexit means for Dorset and a general slowing in the property market nationally
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21st November 2019
ARLA Propertymark Conference and Exhibition celebrates 25 years
Having grown significantly since its inception in 1995, and with various venues to accommodate the growing interest, the ARLA Propertymark Conference is now firmly rooted at ExCel in London to house the size and appetite of interest from the industry.
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21st November 2019
Knight Frank Clocks-up 25 years in Newcastle
Knight Frank Newcastle is celebrating 25 years in business - having grown from three to 76 employees to become the North East’s largest commercial property agency.
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21st November 2019
How to add value uplift through Commercial Placemaking
Posted by Forty Group
When it comes to the planning a successful mixed-use development, delivering new homes is of course the ultimate driver.
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20th November 2019
Smart Pillars - The Worlds First Green Lamp Post
Posted by Scotscape
Smart Pillars - The Worlds First Green Lamp Post Inspired by the knowledge the industry has gained about the benefits of urban greening in increasingly busy cityscapes, we wanted to take the concept of vertical retrofitting of plants one step further by using the existing resource of street furniture (including lamp posts) as a framework on which to grow plants, thus the Smart Pillar™ was designed.
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