Category Archives: General Section

A Property Owning Democracy?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by News_Desk

What was Thatcher’s True Property Legacy? On the day of her public funeral, we issued a special, single-article edition of our newsletter, analysing through editorial comment the legacy the late Baroness Thatcher leaves to the UK property market. Baroness Margaret … Continue reading →

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RICS research highlights surprising level of unpredicted repair costs for buyers without a survey

Posted on April 8, 2013 by News_Desk

PropertySurveying.co.uk According to new research by RICS, over a fifth of home buyers who did not take out a pre-purchase survey are in a property they would never have bought had they been aware of its true condition before purchase. … Continue reading →

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Derby and Nottingham highways deal up for Bidding

Posted on March 18, 2013 by News_Desk

Derby and Nottingham City Councils’ four-year joint highways deal up for tender The framework will be split into 14 separate lots with a total estimated framework value for both councils of £100m and a potential for the framework to be … Continue reading →

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In case you missed it…What have you got in your barn or garage?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by News_Desk

Milton Keynes Surveyors In an intriguing story this month, an Aston Martin bought for just £1,500 in the 1970s looks set to sell for around £150,000 when it goes to auction in May, after being discovered in a barn. The … Continue reading →

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£20m investment for 300 Manchester properties – from Tokyo!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by News_Desk

Manchester Surveyors – A £20m scheme from Nedo, the Japanese Government’s R&D agency, is set to hit Manchester,  involving the replacement of conventional boilers with air source heat pumps – highly efficient electric heaters that absorb heat from the outside … Continue reading →

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Bristol Uni seeks builder for 400 new student homes

Posted on February 26, 2013 by News_Desk

bristolsurveyor.co.uk – The University of the West of England presses ahead with plans to build 1,200 student flats next to its main campus in Frenchay, Bristol. The £36m building programme is being carved up into three phases stretching over the … Continue reading →

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Nottingham Site Restarted After Four Year Hiatus

Posted on February 14, 2013 by News_Desk

nottinghamsurveyors – Willmott Dixon has won the contract to complete the construction of a £40m mixed-use development in central Nottingham, that has remained unfinished since 2008. The complex – formerly known as Southreef – is structurally complete and partially occupied. … Continue reading →

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Willmott Dixon opens new Skills Centre

Posted on January 30, 2013 by News_Desk

Birminghamsurveyors.com – Construction giant Willmott Dixon has now formally opened a skills centre in Birmingham to train over 2,000 students a year. That is despite a tough few years for the company that employes 1,000 people in the midlands and … Continue reading →

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Online study says move over Rio – Brighton is best

Posted on January 28, 2013 by News_Desk

Brightonbuildingsurveyors.co.uk – Unlike Rio de Janeiro, world famous for its sandy beach and tanned locals, Brighton is more a case of pasty white, but endlessly enthusiastic, bathers and pebbles galore. Nonetheless, Lonely Planet has found Brighton to be amongst the … Continue reading →

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Basic construction error results in £25k+ in fines after tenant nearly poisoned

Posted on January 4, 2013 by News_Desk

Chesterfield Surveyors- In a case that came to fruition just before Christmas 2012; Chesterfield Borough Council has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 in fines and costs after a cataclysmic construction error almost cost the life of a tenant … Continue reading →

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