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27th Feb 2014Homes on Somerset Levels and South West coast could be affected by Flood Re scheme

Michael Fawcett, Senior Surveyor, Project & Building Consultancy at DTZ in Bristol believes that the Government’s new Flood Re scheme could leave many property owners unable to afford insurance: “The...

26th Feb 2014Housing crisis is looming property experts warn

According to leading property experts in the Midlands, the warnings of the need to prevent a looming housing crisis are not being heeded. Peter Leaver, Planning Director at Jones Lang LaSalle,...

27th Nov 2013New report warns UK businesses must improve energy efficiency of buildings or miss economic opportunities

A new report published today jointly by the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum and Carbon Connect, warns that the Government must act urgently to help UK businesses improve the energy efficiency...

25th Sep 2013Law firm Winckworth Sherwood warns Ed Miliband's land grab would face legal challenges

Ed Miliband’s proposal, shared in his speech at the Labour Party conference yesterday, to allow local authorities to take back land from housebuilders would fail and would not deliver any new...

26th Jun 2013Jones Lang LaSalle questions whether Government's proposed infrastructure projects will make a real impact

Commenting on the strong emphasis placed on infrastructure in today’s spending review, Jon Neale, Head of Research UK at Jones Lang LaSalle said: “A historic lack of infrastructure...

25th Jun 2013Will exemption on short term empty property rates stimulate commercial property development?

This month (June 2013), the Government launched its six-week consultation period into the proposed short-term empty property rates (EPR) exemption of all new build commercial property developments...

21st Jun 2013Land banking by residential developers is a myth says Turley Associates

Land hoarding by UK housebuilders is a myth, according to planning and urban design consultancy Turley Associates, who say that proposals to give local authorities a use-it-or-lose-it tax over developers...

6th Jun 2013Communities to have a greater say and increased benefits from wind farms

Communities will have a greater say over the siting of onshore wind farms, and reap increased benefits from hosting developments that do proceed, as a result of changes announced by the Departments...

8th May 2013RICS comment on Queen's Speech - Details needed fast if Help to Buy is to succeed and more red tape for landlords

Commenting on the Queen’s Speech today, Stephen Thornton, UK Director of External Affairs for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, said: “The Government’s focus on the...

8th May 2013Portas towns worse off due to delay on business rate revaluation

  New research findings from the British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) and Colliers International has revealed that business rates remain one of the greatest challenges to the revival...

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