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Squatting in residential properties is set to become a criminal offence

7 November 2011 | Richard John

A Government Bill - the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill - that would, amongst other things, make squatting in residential buildings a criminal offence is expected to become law...

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Parsons v Thatchers Wood Residential Company: restrictive covenants and the definition of “a dwelling house”

31 October 2011 | David Marsden

Sometimes the law is seen as confusing and uncertain, and sometimes what was an accepted interpretation is turned upside down by a court judgment. This month is no exception. We have a further example...

Tags on this discussion: David Wilson Homes developers interpretation Landowners parsons residential property Restrictive Covenants Thatchers Wood Residential Company User covenants

Cornwall to trial a new shared equity scheme for first-time buyers

11 October 2011 | Richard John

Getting more first-time buyers onto the property ladder is something that this (and the previous) Government have been trying to do for the past few years. The Coalition Government’s new FirstBuy Scheme...

Tags on this discussion: Construction Cornwall developers First-time buyers FirstBuy housebuilders local authorities residential property shared equity

Changes to energy performance certificates delayed until April 2012

6 October 2011 | David Marsden

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has recently announced that it will now implement its proposed changes to the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England...

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A home’s sustainability features could impact on its valuation

5 October 2011 | Richard John

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has recently published a sustainability and residential property information paper for its 100,000 qualified members, which looks at the need to consider...

Tags on this discussion: market value residential property RICS Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors surveyors sustainability Valuation valuers

OFT consults on draft guidance for estate agents and property developers

26 September 2011 | Richard John

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has recently launched a consultation on draft guidance to estate agents and property developers, which aims to help businesses that handle purchases and sales of property...

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Are we heading for a housing crisis?

30 August 2011 | Marilyn Saunders

Well according to a number of property organisations and commentators, we could be. The National Housing Federation (NHF) has warned that over the next ten years, home ownership in the UK will fall...

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Private drains and sewers to be transferred to water and sewerage companies on 1 October 2011

30 August 2011 | Maria Tempest

The Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011 came into force on 1 July 2011. Under the Regulations, statutory sewerage and water undertakers take ownership of all private...

Tags on this discussion: Commercial Property drains Ofwat residential property sewerage sewers Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011

Stevenage Borough Council takes planning permission dispute to the High Court

11 August 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

It has been reported that Stevenage Borough Council will try to persuade the High Court to overturn a planning inspector's rejection of its plans to build more houses in the area. Stevenage Borough...

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Court quashes planning permission for large scale development near Stevenage

14 July 2011 | Stephen Carew

(1) Hertfordshire County Council (2) North Hertfordshire District Council v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government This is an important decision for local people affecting a proposed...

Tags on this discussion: development plans Hertfordshire local government new homes Planning planning permission planning policy renewable energy residential property Schools Stevenage undertakings

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Latest news and views tagged residential property

Squatting in residential properties is set to become a criminal offence

Parsons v Thatchers Wood Residential Company: restrictive covenants and the definition of “a dwelling house”

Cornwall to trial a new shared equity scheme for first-time buyers

Changes to energy performance certificates delayed until April 2012

A home’s sustainability features could impact on its valuation

OFT consults on draft guidance for estate agents and property developers

Are we heading for a housing crisis?

Private drains and sewers to be transferred to water and sewerage companies on 1 October 2011

Stevenage Borough Council takes planning permission dispute to the High Court

Court quashes planning permission for large scale development near Stevenage

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