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Expert Update | Planning for the future

|Date: 01 Oct 2019

Expert Update | Planning for the future

David Bainbridge, a Partner at Bidwells, outlines how the recent changes in key government personnel coul ...

David Bainbridge, a Partner at Bidwells, outlines how the recent changes in key government personnel could alter the outlook for planning. With the dust settled on the local elections and new leaders ...

01 Oct 2019
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Expert Update | Design: Heritage hurdles

|Date: 24 Sep 2019

Expert Update | Design: Heritage hurdles

Rob Woolston, director at multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p outlines the design considerations for ...

Rob Woolston, director at multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p outlines the design considerations for development in conservation and heritage areas. According to Historic England, there are now o ...

24 Sep 2019
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Market Update | Stable land values

|Date: 18 Sep 2019

Market Update | Stable land values

UK housing land values have remained stable against an uncertain economic and political backdrop, says Pa ...

UK housing land values have remained stable against an uncertain economic and political backdrop, says Patrick Eve, Savills head of Regional Development. ...

18 Sep 2019
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Expert Update | Market – Cautious optimism

|Date: 13 Aug 2019

Expert Update | Market – Cautious optimism

George Cardale, Savills UK Head of Residential Development Sales argues that cautious optimism is returni ...

George Cardale, Savills UK Head of Residential Development Sales argues that cautious optimism is returning to the UK new home market. Despite ongoing political uncertainty Savills latest Market in Mi ...

13 Aug 2019
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Expert Update | Design: High expectations

|Date: 09 Aug 2019

Expert Update | Design: High expectations

Rob Woolston, Director at multi-disciplinary design practice rg+p, discusses the complexities and economi ...

Rob Woolston, Director at multi-disciplinary design practice rg+p, discusses the complexities and economics of designing tall buildings in a post-Grenfell world. By 2050, experts predict that 68% of t ...

09 Aug 2019
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Finance | VAT and the Golden Brick

|Date: 02 Aug 2019

Finance | VAT and the Golden Brick

Colin Laidlaw, Kreston Reeves, investigates how to manage VAT when building new homes. The construction o ...

Colin Laidlaw, Kreston Reeves, investigates how to manage VAT when building new homes. The construction of a new residential building is zero rated for VAT purposes. Land however can attract VAT at th ...

02 Aug 2019
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The next generation of council housing

|Date: 09 Jul 2019

The next generation of council housing

Rob Woolston, Director at multi-disciplinary design practice rg+p, discusses the next generation of counc ...

Rob Woolston, Director at multi-disciplinary design practice rg+p, discusses the next generation of council housing and a renewed appetite to evolve this brand of housing. ...

09 Jul 2019
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The ‘Build to Rent’ revival

|Date: 08 Jul 2019

The ‘Build to Rent’ revival

George Hepburne-Scott, Savills Development Director (Scotland), examines the potential of the Build to Re ...

George Hepburne-Scott, Savills Development Director (Scotland), examines the potential of the Build to Rent market in Scotland. Image: Savills advised Legal & General on the first forward funding ...

08 Jul 2019
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Expert Update | Legal: Stitch in time saves nine

|Date: 02 Jul 2019

Expert Update | Legal: Stitch in time saves nine

Paul Brampton, a partner and the head of the Construction and Engineering Team at IBB Solicitors, defines ...

Paul Brampton, a partner and the head of the Construction and Engineering Team at IBB Solicitors, defines the risk relationship between developer and builder. I am often asked to unravel the mess and ...

02 Jul 2019
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Legal Update | Advice on Searches

|Date: 05 Jun 2019

Legal Update | Advice on Searches

Felicity Barratt from IBB Solicitors offers a useful need-to know on searches. Searches are necessary to ...

Felicity Barratt from IBB Solicitors offers a useful need-to know on searches. Searches are necessary to discover if there are any issues affecting the property that need to be brought to the attentio ...

05 Jun 2019
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