{"id":20517,"date":"2018-09-25T10:46:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T09:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=20517"},"modified":"2018-11-22T12:52:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T11:52:57","slug":"may-2017-3-2-2-3-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=20517","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the September 2018 Property Advice Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Connecting you to Verified Independent Chartered Surveyors
\nIn this month’s edition … we look at the law concerning the application of Capital Gains Tax on DIY builds<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>, discuss the number of sub-standard bridges in the UK, and discover how living in a more opulent home won’t necessarily make us happier.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

The Property Market Monthly Fact File<\/a><\/h3>\n

The property market fact file is a collection of data compiled each month by our Chartered Surveyors and the propertysurveying.co.uk<\/a> team; 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.<\/p>\n

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Legal: HMRC battles with DIY<\/a><\/h3>\n

In McHugh v HMRC [2018], the appellants successfully argued the application of Capital Gains Tax on a DIY build that took over two years, together with the perceived value of the chattels sold with the property.<\/p>\n

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\"\"How long before the UK’s sub-standard bridges affect property values?<\/a><\/h3>\n

The horrific Genoa Bridge collapse in Italy has brought its maintenance regime into question but a survey of the UK’s bridges has found 3,441 to be sub-standard – a whopping 28% more than was estimated just one year ago.<\/p>\n

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Brazen crooked Estate Agent could face jail<\/a><\/h3>\n

Estate agents have 62% fewer properties on their books than a decade ago. While we have some sympathy, one struggling estate agent has gone to extraordinary lengths to bring business to his door.<\/p>\n

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\"DrippingCall for compulsory water meters to help combat water shortages<\/a><\/h3>\n

After another year of exceptionally dry weather, the efficiency of the UK’s domestic water supply and the companies that provide it have come to the attention of consumers and the industry alike.<\/p>\n

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London homeowners choosing not to move, as remortgage business reaches nine-year high<\/a><\/h3>\n

The number of housing transactions in London may have declined, but the mortgage business has been kept on its toes with 17% more business from renegotiated mortgage ‘deals’.<\/p>\n

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The cost of dealing with unauthorised ‘camping’<\/a><\/h3>\n

All local authorities have a duty to provide pitches for travellers across England, as part of a package of measures aimed at dealing with unauthorised travellers and abuses in the planning system. Despite this, few have committed land to travellers or benefited from the dedicated funds available to do so, preferring instead to spend their money on cleaning up after unauthorised camp sites.<\/p>\n

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\"BuildersUK house building ‘below pre-crash levels’<\/a><\/h3>\n

The Federation of Master Builders has said the planning system is too ‘complex, difficult and costly to navigate’. A decade after the\u00c2\u00a0 financial crisis, house building is at an all time low.<\/p>\n

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Advice and top tips for the Bank of Mum and Dad<\/a><\/h3>\n

BOMAD is still in the news, and in danger of running out of money. At a time when most parents will be looking forward to squirrelling a few quid away for their retirement, getting good advice is more than essential than ever before.<\/p>\n

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“I’d rather cry in a Ferrari!” I hear you say? But does living in a more impressive home make you happier?<\/a><\/h3>\n

There is a perceived shortage of living space nationwide, but is there any evidence that living in a more spacious and impressive home will actually make you happier? We weigh up the cost of additional debt, working more hours or years, or a longer commute against accepting that ‘normal’ may simply have changed.<\/p>\n

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And finally …<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world’s first floating environmentally-friendly farm launches in Rotterdam<\/a><\/h3>\n

We’ve seen Thai houses on stilts, an ‘amphibious’ house on the Thames that will rise with flood water, boutique hotels on barges,\u00c2\u00a0Amsterdam’s floating Ijburg neighbourhood of 97 houses – so why not build a floating dairy farm in Europe’s largest port?<\/p>\n

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Written by Independent Chartered Surveyors
\nof the UK wide network of Property Professionals<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This newsletter is a free service by\u00c2\u00a0PropertySurveying.co.uk\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

Subscribe to receive this newsletter by email every month<\/a><\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0(we promise never to share your details with a third party). The next newsletter will be published in October.<\/p>\n

Email us at:\u00c2\u00a0office@propertysurveying.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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