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12th November 2019
Hoban Design-2018 Family home in Wimbledon completed by Hoban Design
Posted by Hoban Design
Completed in 2018, Hoban Design have created a dream family home for the owner's young family needs. Alterations include a first floor extension, a new loft level, a wide rear dormer extension and new crittall style windows and doors to the rear.
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12th November 2019
The importance of looking after your employee’s mental health
This year’s World Mental Health Day was on 10 October and put mental wellbeing firmly under the spotlight. Richard Gould, Director of Commercial at Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing, considers the proactive steps we can all take to look after our mental health.
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12th November 2019
South East Land Track Record
Knight Frank has completed 21 deals within the South East (excluding London) during the 2018/2019 financial year, with total land transacted in the last three years of in excess of £400 million.
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12th November 2019
You have your Bridging Vat Illustration – so what happens next?
Posted by Bridging Vat Ltd
Here at Bridging Vat, our expertise means that we have simplified the process of a short term loan to fund 100% of the VAT on your commercial property purchase. 
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12th November 2019
What Does the Build-Zone Basic Warranty Cover?
Posted by Build-Zone
The Build-Zone Basic Warranty covers new builds, conversions, renovations and extensions and protects the policyholder against claims for loss or damage caused by major structural damage, defective weather-proofing and defective drains.
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11th November 2019
Purchasing a Repossessed Property at Auction
Posted by Luke Hunt
A repossessed property is a home that’s been seized by the lender because the owner failed to pay the mortgage. The property is then sold to recoup the lender’s money. The lender usually wants to sell quickly which means you could get a bargain.
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11th November 2019
Business Rates Evasion – High Court Spots Sham Commercial Lease
Posted by Robinson Allfree
Sham legal documents are created for all sorts of nefarious purposes, but judges are thankfully well practised at spotting them. In a case on point, a bogus lease created with the intention of evading business rates failed to convince the High Court.After receiving non-domestic rates demands for over £62,000 from a local authority, a commercial property owner claimed that it had not been in rateable occupation of the premises during the relevant period, having leased them to a corporate tenant. 
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11th November 2019
Greenhouse or green wash: can construction really establish its green credentials?
As pressure mounts to deal with the climate crisis, the construction industry is faced with the challenge of making buildings more environmentally-friendly.
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11th November 2019
The Funding Gap
Posted by Bridging Vat Ltd
With the majority of commercial properties in the UK “opted to tax” and therefore attracting VAT on the sale, it is important to recognise that this additional 20% upon completion can create a funding gap.
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11th November 2019
Public Procurement – Court of Appeal Plots Path Through Regulatory Maze
Posted by Robinson Allfree
Public authorities are bound by procurement rules of ever increasing complexity in their commercial dealings with the private sector. The Court of Appeal, however, managed to find its way through the maze in ruling that the lease of advertising hoardings on local authority-owned land fell outside the regulatory regime.
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11th November 2019
High Court Boosts Plans for New Neighbourhood of 1,200 Homes
Posted by Robinson Allfree
The mere fact that a development proposal may encounter difficulties and eventually prove undeliverable does not generally justify a refusal of planning permission. The High Court made that point in breathing new life into plans to construct a whole new neighbourhood of 1,200 homes.
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11th November 2019
Development Loan, 13 Apartments
Posted by Fusion Finance
Our client Mr Robinson had been running a successful York-based building company for ten years. Previously he obtained financial support from an equity-based investor who provided funds in return for an agreed profit share. When this funding ended, the client approached us to help find £1.4 million for his next project.
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