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In
this month's property surveying newsletter ...
we
look at building in flood risk areas, discover which UK cities attract
the highest rent increases and find out how to avoid
pollinator-friendly gardening from damaging property prices
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.
The
owner of a property in Nottingham has become embroiled in a dispute
with the local council over a breach of planning regulations by
building in their back garden.
A
landlord has installed a locked cover over the Nest thermostat of the
shared house she lets out in Ealing, London. The move means that hot
water and central heating settings are now out of the control of the
property’s tenants – but is this legal?
A
new report has discovered that over 10,000 homes are currently being
planned to be built in areas of England that are most prone to
flooding, including areas of Doncaster and Sheffield which have
recently been badly hit.
Flood
Re began in 2016 and is designed to ensure that households in areas at
high risk of flooding are able to obtain affordable home contents and
buildings insurance.
If
your home has even one fuel-burning appliance or heater, or an attached
garage or fireplace, you should have a carbon monoxide detector
installed on every level of the home as well as in sleeping areas.
If
you’ve put the lawnmower away for the year and need an excuse not to
get it out again next spring, you might like to convert to the new
trend of ‘re-wilding’. The eco-conscious amongst us have begun to allow
gardens and surrounding land to become a wild meadow, with hopes of
creating a space with abundant wildflowers to benefit pollinators.
Renting
may be becoming more affordable for many, but rent affordability varies
widely across the UK and is largely dependent on local economies as
well as people’s ability to buy into the housing market.
Despite
hopes that the 1897 birthplace of former Prime Minister Anthony Eden
would be saved from neglect, Grade II Listed Windlestone Hall near
Bishop Auckland in County Durham, is still derelict.
Power
cuts are a fact of life in many areas of the UK, particularly during
periods of inclement weather and often due to circumstances beyond our
control. We look at some simple measures that can make dealing with a
power cut in your home more palatable.
A
property finance website has conducted a survey identifying the most
‘woke’ cities in the UK. How does your home city rate against others
ranked the UK’s ‘most progressive places in which to live and work’?
Written by Independent Chartered Surveyors of the UK wide network of Property Professionals
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