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this month's Property Surveying Newsletter ... we look at what we might
expect from the new government, find out what to look for when buying
older property and discover how you can venture back in time this Christmas
The property market fact file is a collection of data compiled each month by our Chartered Surveyors and the propertysurveying.co.uk
team, reflecting survey data, statistics, trends and information from
the property market. This provides a single place where anyone with an
interest in UK property can find the information they need.
In
Sequent Nominees v Hautford, justices have ruled that a freeholder was
entitled to withhold consent from a leaseholder who wished to apply for
planning permission to convert his property into flats.
Two
thirds of the households in England that are headed by someone aged 65
or over are owned outright, that is 6.5 million homes, and it has been
estimated that by 2030 one in five of us will be over-65. But is it a
good thing to provide extra funding simply to keep these households
from having to sell up to pay for care costs?
Nearly
half of property purchasers avoid buying older buildings in case of
hidden costs and problems. If you're one of the brave home buyers who
have been seduced by a charming old property that oozes character and
appeal, here are some of the things you should think about before
taking the plunge.
The
Good Growth for Cities index looks at the best performing cities in the
UK in terms of economic success and highlights areas where new
strategies will be needed to continue improvements to living standards
in our homes.
The
National Trust has transformed many of its historic houses to reflect
Christmases from times gone by. Travel back anywhere from the 1970s to
Tudor England to enjoy an unusual Christmas visit to one of the
National Trust’s many historic properties.
Written by Independent Chartered Surveyors of the UK wide network of Property Professionals
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