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9th September 2019
Landlords would be hit with a Labour Government
Research made by the Financial Times concluded that the UK’s 2.6m landlords would face a moment of reckoning if Labour won the next general election after Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said he wanted a “right to buy” scheme for private tenants as well as higher taxes on landlords.
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9th September 2019
Pure Town Planning- Approved: permission in principle for a 11-bedroom HMO in Bournemouth
Posted by Pure Town Planning
BCP Council (Bournemouth):  Another first for Pure Town Planning, this time Darryl Howells has secured Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) for the change of use of a dwelling to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) of 11 bedrooms with associated parking.
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9th September 2019
What is a Restrictive Covenant?
Posted by Luke Hunt
A restrictive covenant is an agreement made by Deed between land owners which restricts the way land may be used and developed. It is usually imposed by the seller of the land who wishes to retain some control over what happens after the land is sold.Before you purchase a property with Restrictive Covenants you should make sure you are aware which ones have an expiry date (if any) and which run into infinity and whether there have been any breaches of the restrictions.
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6th September 2019
Planning House proudly sponsored the Women in Planning North East Team who supported 6 groups of children from different schools
Posted by Planning House
Sun, sea, sand and some remarkable beach sculptures made Children North East’s annual Sandcastle Challenge one of the most successful in its 25 year history. Have a look at our photo gallery of the day below!
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5th September 2019
Learn about Living Walls in your lunch hour #LOVELUNCH with Team London Bridge
Posted by Scotscape
Its that 'back to school feeling', September is here, time to invigorate your work life and learn more!Why not shake up your lunch hour this month and join one of the Team London Bridge LOVE LUNCH events? The Scotscape Smartscape team are hosting two LOVE LUNCH events at the Orchard Lisle Building at Guys and St Thomas' London Bridge where we installed a wonderful 76m2 Living Wall which was unveiled by Shirley Rodriguez the Deputy Mayor for the Environment in June this year.
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5th September 2019
Changes to Right to Rent to ease queues at borders
ARLA Propertymark has met with the Home Office about Right to Rent in the context of three areas of concern.Advice from the Home Office remains: if someone can demonstrate they are legally present in the UK, they can pass a Right to Rent check. If their documents relate to List B Time Limited documents, a follow up check must be carried out within 12 months or before the expiry of the document (whichever is the later).
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5th September 2019
Pure Town Planning - Approved: four prior approval applications in Westbourne, Bournemouth
Posted by Pure Town Planning
BCP Council: Matt Annen, Director of Pure Town Planning is pleased to have just received four prior approvals in respect of two Class O Prior Approvals (change of use of Office B1(a) to residential C3) and two Class PA Prior Approvals (change of use of Light industrial/Workshop B1(c) to residential C3 use) in Westbourne. The approved scheme delivers a conversion of two separate buildings into a total of 14 flats.
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4th September 2019
What Duties Are Owed by Building Control Inspectors? Court of Appeal Ruling
Posted by Robinson Allfree
Do approved building control inspectors, whose task it is to ensure that construction works comply with building regulations, owe a duty of care to a purchaser of a defective property? In an important test case for property professionals, the Court of Appeal has answered that question decisively in the negative.
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4th September 2019
September Auctions Highlights
Here at Clive Emson Auctioneers, we often get properties that don’t match the norm, but these are usually on land, not this time! At our Hampshire and Isle of Wight auction on 13 September a Napoleonic Fort will be going to auction, yes you read that correctly, a Napoleonic Fort constructed in the 1860s will be going under the hammer.  
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3rd September 2019
Senior Living team completes £1bn of transactions in 2019
The Knight Frank senior living team has advised on four landmark transactions in 2019, totalling in excess of £1bn gross development value (GDV)
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3rd September 2019
Approved: house and five apartments in Ferndown, Dorset
Posted by Pure Town Planning
Dorset Council (East Dorset area): Matt Annen, a Director of Pure Town Planning, is pleased to reveal that he has recently secured outline planning permission for a site in Ferndown.
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3rd September 2019
RLA & NLA to merge
The two largest landlord organisations in England and Wales, the National Landlords Association (NLA) and the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) have today launched proposals to unite to create a single organisation.
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