Category Archives: Property Purchasers 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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£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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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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Man in Cardiff reduces own home to rubble with sledgehammer

Posted on February 5, 2013 by News_Desk

cardiffbuildingsurveyors.co.uk – A brother has demolished his own home in Cardiff over a will dispute that has dragged on 7 years. Reaching the end of his wits, Mr McGuire took a sledgehammer to his semi-detached house to demolish the extensions … Continue reading →

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Manchester Apartment Block Lies Dormant Whilst Housing Crisis Continues

Posted on December 20, 2012 by News_Desk

Manchester Surveyors – Saltford Court, a tower block in Ancoats, Manchester was abandoned and unused after Manchester council closed it in the 1990s. A private developer purchased the building in 2006, but so far no action has been taken to … Continue reading →

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Proceeds of Crime Act – Brent to Receive Over £500,000 for Illegal Landlord House Conversion

Posted on October 19, 2012 by News_Desk

Property Surveying Norwich Crown Court has this month reached a decision on a case concerning a landlord in Brent, London who converted a house into 12 flats without the appropriate planning consent. He faces well over £1.4m in fines. £500,000 … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…… String of deaths leaves Britain’s most expensive house up for sale

Posted on October 18, 2012 by News_Desk

PropertySurveying.co.uk In our monthly newsletter, we highlighted a story concerning Britain’s most expensive home. A vast mansion in London with 45 bedrooms, a £300m price tag and a macabre past… Read the rest of the article by clicking here

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Five ways to help sell your home in a difficult market

Posted on October 17, 2012 by News_Desk

A number of well peddled clichés surround the selling of a home, but some points slip under the radar. We expose five things you should address before selling your home, maximising its attractiveness to choosy buyers in a difficult market… … Continue reading →

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Devon Empty Homes Partnership Brings 1,000 homes Back into Use

Posted on October 1, 2012 by News_Desk

Exeter Surveyors – Since 1990, Exeter City Council, working with local registered social landlords and the Homes and Communities Agency, has now brought 1,000 homes back into use. Integral to the policy has been the Private Sector Leasing Scheme which … Continue reading →

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