The Society are creating their fifth garden which is to be called the RHS Garden Bridgewater. It will be located in Salford, Manchester.
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Are houses soon going to be built with CO2ncrete?
Around 5% of the world’s greenhouse emissions are due to concrete, but the US has developed an eco-friendly alternative – CO2ncrete.
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Property developer sues Tesco for breach of competition law
In the first legal case of its kind, Tesco are being sued by a property developer for a breach in competition law that prevents rival companies building stores near one of its own.
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Are bungalows becoming a thing of the past?
Despite the UK’s ageing population, the construction of bungalows fell from 7% of new builds in 1996 to just 1% in 2014.
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Mortgage Market Update
Various sources are claiming that now is as good a time to buy a property as there has ever been, with interest rates low and the property market surging forward. We have compiled stats from various sources around the country to give you a complete view of the mortgage market, in case you are looking to invest…
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Recent studies have shown that almost all young and poor people are likely to be stuck renting their homes by 2025
In 1988, just 22% of house occupiers on an average income and under the age of 35 were renting – that figure has now risen to 53%!
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Chichester defeats judicial review of neighbourhood plan
Ref. LCrownhall Estates Ltd, R (on the application of) v Chichester District Council & Ors [2016] EWHC 73
In the latest of a long line of legal proceedings, Mr Justice Holgate has presided over a third judicial review of the Loxwood Neighbourhood Plan (LNP). The result is a comprehensive victory for the defending council and a boost for Neighbourhood Plan drafters everywhere…
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Mortgage Market Update
Various sources are claiming that now is as good a time to buy a property as there has ever been, with interest rates low and the property market surging forward. We have compiled stats from various sources around the country to give you a complete view of the mortgage market, in case you are looking to invest…
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£6.3 million of funding set to kick start building work for tens of thousands of homes in dedicated Housing Zones across the country
As of 5th January 2016, Housing Zones across the country will begin to receive funding aimed at kick starting building work for tens of thousands of homes…
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Fisherman’s Friend tycoon builds a lighthouse on her land without planning permission
Multi-millionaire and Fisherman’s Friend tycoon has 30ft lighthouse replica built on her land only to learn she may have to knock it down because she has no planning permission…
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