Category Archives: Building Regulations & Planning Section

London’s Lloyd’s Building Now Grade 1 Listed

Posted on January 4, 2012 by News_Desk

surveyorslondon.co.uk At nearly twenty six years old, the Lloyd’s building is now one of the youngest listed buildings in the country and joins just a handful of post war structures to receive the accolade. The listing was carried out by … Continue reading →

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Alterations to Listed Buildings and VAT

Posted on December 21, 2011 by News_Desk

Legislation and general red tape surrounding listed buildings can often be confusing and open to interpretation by an individual.  The situation with Value Added Tax (VAT), charged by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), is just one of many such … Continue reading →

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Tree root High Court case ruling welcome news to local authorities

Posted on December 20, 2011 by News_Desk

 A recent High Court ruling decided the local authority in question was not liable for damage caused by their tree as long as they were unaware the tree posed a real risk to the property in question – a new … Continue reading →

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Richest buyers costing £1bn in stamp duty Avoidance

Posted on December 19, 2011 by News_Desk

Stamp duty avoidance on £1m+ properties could be causing the Government a loss of £1bn in revenue. With pledges from Mr Osborne earlier this year to tackle tax avoidance, many will be pointing to this as an area he should … Continue reading →

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In case you missed it…….Wayne Rooney commissions architect to create garden shed whilst the dirty rat creates chaos in Manchester!

Posted on December 14, 2011 by News_Desk

manchesterbuildingsurveyors.co.uk – Wayne Rooney has commissioned the services of award winning architects, Pulmann Associates, to design him a brand new garden shed, replacing the previously paltry shack with a ‘mega-shed’ three times the size. This whilst at the other end … Continue reading →

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High Court to assess Norfolk County Council’s £500m waste incinerator battle

Posted on December 14, 2011 by News_Desk

kingslynnsurveyors.co.uk The people of King’s Lynn have taken their battle with Norfolk County Council to the High Court in proposals for a judicial review of the planned £500m incinerator development on the outskirts of their town. Read more on the … Continue reading →

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Should rules surrounding the ‘Green Belt’ be relaxed to allow for further development?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by News_Desk

A new report originating from a popular think-tank, ‘Policy Exchange’, has put forward strong arguments for the relaxation of rules surrounding development on ‘Green Belt’ land. To read about these arguments and the wider response, click here.

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Affordable Housing Plan

Posted on December 12, 2011 by News_Desk

21st November saw the Government release their Affordable Housing Plan – a set of measures designed to tackle Britain’s problems of undersupply and overpricing in the housing market – but has it gone far enough? Read up on the housing … Continue reading →

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Plymouth’s new ‘garden city’ gets the go ahead.

Posted on December 8, 2011 by News_Desk

plymouthbuildingsurveyors.co.uk – A new development in the Sherford valley has received the go ahead after years of protests and planning struggles. The plans to build 5,500 homes on the east side of Plymouth come from developer Redwood and have now … Continue reading →

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Regulation reassurance

Posted on November 21, 2011 by News_Desk

Carl Brown writes of the new world of regulation for housing associations, which  he argues is now looking likely to get off to at best, a confusing start. Read the whole of his blog on the subject, here. Chartered Surveyors … Continue reading →

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