We recently wrote another blog questioning whether the industry had got it wrong in terms of what diversity means.We equally have done numerous blogs and pushed many articles in regards to Modern Methods of Construction.
A daily roundup of all the key property news.The housing market is "pretty much flatlining" amid growing concerns about Brexit and political uncertainty, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' said in its report for July. Some 69% of property professionals said that sales prices were coming in below asking prices for homes marketed at more than £1m.
BCP Council (formerly Bournemouth): Darryl Howells, a director of the firm, has recently secured Prior Approval to convert a former light industrial building (Use Class B1(c)) to seven self-contained flats with zero car parking. The client instructed Creative Building Designs to prepare the plans, but asked Darryl to submit the planning application.
So, you own a great commercial investment, let on full repairing terms to a blue-chip covenant. Great. Sit back, collect the rent, relax as there's nothing to do? Well sometimes it works like that, but more often than not blue-chip companies fail to adhere to their repairing covenants.
A daily roundup of all the key property news. Scotland has overtaken London as the fastest place for a seller to find a buyer for their home. In 2014, it took 36 days in London on average to secure a buyer, but this rose to 60 days by last year, according to new figures compiled for the BBC by Rightmove. In contrast, the average time to secure a buyer fell from 66 days to 41 days over the same period in Scotland.
We like a challenge and so when Marc Gershon of WinMyDreamHome.com was referred to us by an existing client, we were intrigued.Marc is a property developer and has refurbished a house in Kentish Town, London – value £2.1m.
A daily roundup of all the key property news.Prices in London’s prime property areas are now 3.1% higher than they were at the end of 2018, according to the latest London Prime Property Index by private bank Coutts, which indicates that though sales activity picked up 21.4% on the previous quarter - the number of prime properties on the open market is down 12.5% on last year.
The planning process can at times seem a complex maze of application types and timescales. So we’d thought we’d shed some light on how long the planning process takes.
New figures show that Australia is top of the table when it comes to owning property in Scotland.SafeDeposits Scotland has provided their stats on owners of Scottish residential property who use their scheme and have found that Australia leads the way shortly followed by the USA.
Setfords has been shortlisted for Excellence in Marketing and Communications in the Law Society’s prestigious Excellence Awards 2019, the highest accolade for law firms in England and Wales.It follows the work Setfords has carried out to improve client engagement, build trust and create a better ROI on its’ digital activities by using the UK’s leading review platform Trustpilot.
BCP Council (formerly Bournemouth): Darryl Howells has secured a successful appeal against a decision of the Council to ‘refuse’ an application to vary drawings numbers to allow for alternative bin provision for a flatted development in a conservation area. The client, Juno Developments originally received planning permission for a block of 8 flats in the centre of Bournemouth, however in those approved plans, the planning officer stated only an internal bin store would be permitted to safeguard visual amenities and prevent harm to the Conservation Area.
This is a question that has become an issue in recent years as targets are being hit at the expense of quality. It has been reported that eight in ten new homes are sold with some sort of default, and 51% of new home buyers are waiting weeks, and sometimes months, to have minor problems repaired.
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