{"id":18829,"date":"2017-10-25T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T09:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829"},"modified":"2019-03-20T12:56:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T11:56:09","slug":"october-2017-property-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829","title":{"rendered":"October 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
\n

<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Connecting you to Verified Independent Chartered Surveyors<\/em>
\nThis Month’s Newsletter<\/span><\/span>
\nwww.propertysurveying.co.uk<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n

\n

<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n

Home<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Contact Us<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Newsletter Archive<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Subscribe<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Other Useful Links<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n

\n

About this Website<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Legal<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n

Welcome to the Property Surveying Advice Newsletter
\nA UK wide network of Independent Property Professionals<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

www.PropertySurveying.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Publication date: October 2017<\/span><\/p>\n

In this month’s edition … we look at HMO and EPC legislation updates, discuss how air pollution laws are being used to challenge the building of more houses, ask why taxpayers are subsidising Trump, and discover how Kent Fire and Rescue delivers a serious message.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Property Market Monthly Fact File<\/a><\/h2>\n

The property market fact file is a collection of data compiled each month by our Chartered Surveyors and the\u00c2\u00a0propertysurveying.co.uk<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0team; collating survey data, statistics, trends and information from the property market. This aims to provide a single place where anyone with an interest in UK property can find the information they need.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Planning Law Update: Local Authority being challenged over breaches of air pollution laws resulting in invalidation of Local Plan<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

An environmental campaigner has challenged Canterbury’s adoption of its Local Plan, arguing that Canterbury’s valley situation, which causes pollution to accumulate in certain weather conditions, makes it non-compliant with air pollution law.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
\n

Just one in fifty social housing tower blocks in the UK are equipped with a full sprinkler system<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

More shocking statistics have been revealed following the Grenfell Tower disaster, revealing\u00c2\u00a0the urgent need to review regulations and learn from previous tragedies.<\/span><\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

Renting out rooms in your own home?<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

Find out\u00c2\u00a0what you need to know before you rent out rooms in your own home.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

April 2018 legislation changes to HMOs and EPCs<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

Legislation is changing for Houses of Multiple Occupancy and Energy Performance Certificates, so read our summary of what you need to know.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n\n

Robot devices knocking on the door of smart homes<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

Only 13% of UK households say they currently use smart technology in the home, even though 78% of homeowners surveyed said they had heard of smart home technology and know what it means. Here are some items of smart home technology that might whet your appetite for bringing robots into your home.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n

The ‘north-south divide’ in housing affordability has grown over last ten years<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

Affordability over the last ten years has divided the country, resulting in\u00c2\u00a0an inverse correlation of house price growth to average prices.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Trump’s Turnberry Hotel receives \u00c2\u00a3110,000 in bail out from Scottish taxpayers<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

Ratepayers in the Scottish hospitality sector, including hotels, restaurants, cafes and pubs, are benefiting from a 12.5% cap on rate bill increases.<\/p>\n

\n

Half of UK adults at risk of financial vulnerability<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

The Financial Conduct Authority has warned of singificant vulnerabilities in\u00c2\u00a0the UK housing market,\u00c2\u00a0revealing worrying statistics on mortgage protection cover, rate increase concerns and lack of retirement planning.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Nobody puts Fire Safety in the corner!<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

Kent Fire and Rescue highlights serious home safety messages with its latest in a series of lighthearted videos.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

And Finally….<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Tuck your trousers in your socks and stand on a chair! Rat invasion on its way<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

Rats are reportedly on the increase this autumn, due to a combination of wetter weather and cooler temperatures. Rats are most likely to seek food and shelter indoors as they abandon their summber habitats for somewhere warmer and drier.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This newsletter is a free service by\u00c2\u00a0PropertySurveying.co.uk<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for those with an interest in the UK Property Market. As well as being posted online here,\u00c2\u00a0it is emailed direct to our subscribers all across the country.<\/p>\n

\n
\u00c2\u00a9 PropertySurveying.co.uk\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>—<\/span><\/div>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Connecting you to Verified Independent Chartered Surveyors This Month’s Newsletter www.propertysurveying.co.uk Home Contact Us Newsletter Archive Subscribe Other Useful Links About this Website Legal Welcome to the Property Surveying Advice Newsletter A UK wide network of Independent Property Professionals www.PropertySurveying.co.uk Publication date: October 2017 In this month’s edition … we look at HMO and EPC … Continue reading “October 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-page-builder-no-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"folder":[568],"class_list":["post-18829","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nOctober 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter - Property Surveying NEWSLETTER<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"October 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter - Property Surveying NEWSLETTER\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Connecting you to Verified Independent Chartered Surveyors This Month’s Newsletter www.propertysurveying.co.uk Home Contact Us Newsletter Archive Subscribe Other Useful Links About this Website Legal Welcome to the Property Surveying Advice Newsletter A UK wide network of Independent Property Professionals www.PropertySurveying.co.uk Publication date: October 2017 In this month’s edition … we look at HMO and EPC … Continue reading "October 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter"\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Property Surveying NEWSLETTER\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PropertySurveying\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-03-20T11:56:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.randaw.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PS_.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/?page_id=18829\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/?page_id=18829\",\"name\":\"October 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter - Property Surveying NEWSLETTER\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/?page_id=18829#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/?page_id=18829#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.randaw.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/PS_.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-10-25T09:01:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-03-20T11:56:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/?page_id=18829#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/?page_id=18829\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/?page_id=18829#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.randaw.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/PS_.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.randaw.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/PS_.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/?page_id=18829#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"October 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/\",\"name\":\"Property Surveying NEWSLETTER\",\"description\":\"The NEWSLETTER\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Property Surveying NEWSLETTER\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/cropped-property-surveying-logo-for-newsletter-body-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/cropped-property-surveying-logo-for-newsletter-body-1.png\",\"width\":240,\"height\":50,\"caption\":\"Property Surveying NEWSLETTER\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\\\/newsletter\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/PropertySurveying\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"October 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter - Property Surveying NEWSLETTER","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"October 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter - Property Surveying NEWSLETTER","og_description":"Connecting you to Verified Independent Chartered Surveyors This Month’s Newsletter www.propertysurveying.co.uk Home Contact Us Newsletter Archive Subscribe Other Useful Links About this Website Legal Welcome to the Property Surveying Advice Newsletter A UK wide network of Independent Property Professionals www.PropertySurveying.co.uk Publication date: October 2017 In this month’s edition … we look at HMO and EPC … Continue reading \"October 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829","og_site_name":"Property Surveying NEWSLETTER","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PropertySurveying","article_modified_time":"2019-03-20T11:56:09+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.randaw.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PS_.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829","url":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829","name":"October 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter - Property Surveying NEWSLETTER","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.randaw.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PS_.jpg","datePublished":"2017-10-25T09:01:02+00:00","dateModified":"2019-03-20T11:56:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.randaw.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PS_.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.randaw.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PS_.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=18829#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"October 2017 Property Surveying Newsletter"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/","name":"Property Surveying NEWSLETTER","description":"The NEWSLETTER","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/#organization","name":"Property Surveying NEWSLETTER","url":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-property-surveying-logo-for-newsletter-body-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/cropped-property-surveying-logo-for-newsletter-body-1.png","width":240,"height":50,"caption":"Property Surveying NEWSLETTER"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PropertySurveying"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18829\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ffolder&post=18829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}