Category Archives: Property Market 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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Benefits Cheat caught on the roof of his house

Posted on April 4, 2013 by News_Desk

Llanelli Surveyors – A benefits cheat who had conned the Government out of £4,227.65 has now been fined £330 for the trickery and ordered to pay £85 in costs and £33 in a victim surcharge. The fiddler was caught repairing … 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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Salford Council goes extra mile for disabled child

Posted on February 20, 2013 by News_Desk

salfordsurveyors.co.uk – Salford Council have used part of their £3.5m a year ‘home adaptations programme’ to assist a mother and child in their area, by building an inedible extension. The child suffers from rare disorder ‘Pica Disorder’ which means he … 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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Mold development put on hold by flood risk assessment

Posted on February 11, 2013 by News_Desk

moldsurveyors.co.uk – A long delay in assessing the flood risk of a reservoir in Greenfield, near Mold, is claimed by a local property developer to be putting homes and lives at risk. The flooding risk of Flour Mill Reservoir must … Continue reading →

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Brighton to house homeless in shipping containers

Posted on February 7, 2013 by News_Desk

Brightonbuildingsurveyors.co.uk – In a clever move to reduce their pressing homeless list, Brighton has taken inspiration from a Dutch solution – converting old shipping containers into temporary homes. 36 converted shipping containers to be installed in the city centre has been submitted … Continue reading →

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