Industry Experts Insist On Planning System Improvements
The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) along with local authorities have been handed a number of proposals to improve the planning sector. The British Property Federation (BPF) published its Accelerated Planning Manifesto, urging governmental officials to provide greater support and guidance to stakeholders in the early stages of the construction process. With […]
The UK’s Hidden Housing Crisis Impacting Elderly
400,000 ‘lifetime homes’ are desperately needed to provide the elderly with accessible and appropriate accommodation. Lord Best, Chair of the Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People, has suggested that a current lack of provision for older residents will cause an unforeseen housing crisis in the future. Despite the need increasing, few homes […]
Mansfield: Homes Evacuated after Massive Landslide
Residents living near an old quarry were forced to evacuate their homes for two weeks after a month’s worth of rain in a day triggered a huge landslide. While they have now been allowed to return, more collapses in the area and more heavy rain forecast means that the threat remains. Thirty-five homes in Bank […]
Conveyancers Ready Themselves For Post-Christmas Buyer Surge
Even though most legal service workers are looking forward to a festive break, conveyancers should prepare themselves for an onslaught of additional work in the opening months of 2020. According to new research from Rightmove, five of the six busiest days of 2019 happened to take place in January and February with property experts predicting […]