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NHBC New Homes Statistics Review 2012
Posted on: 28 January 2013
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Data from the National House Building Council shows registrations for new housing fell in 2012, largely due to a sharp drop in public sector registrations, which fell 28 per cent from 38,680 to 26,390. Private sector registrations remained steady at slightly more than 78,000. Public sector completions also fell slightly, from 36,990 to 34,280, while private sector completions increased from 76,890 to 80,270.
Legal compliance checklist: Meeting the requirements of the legal process for Neighbourhood Development Plans
Posted on: 28 January 2013
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To help Local Planning Authorities to support neighbourhood plan production the Planning Advisory Service has produced a draft compliance checklist against the relevant legislation for local authority actions.
Energy, transport and environment indicators: 2012 edition
Posted on: 28 January 2013
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The multi-thematic pocketbook comprises a broad set of data collected by Eurostat and the European Environment Agency. It provides an overview of the most relevant indicators, with particular focus on sustainable development.
What are the options for landlords when their tenants enter administration
Posted on: 28 January 2013
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There has recently been a spate of high profile retailers entering administration and in today’s economic climate landlords are often at a disadvantage when a tenant enters into administration, as they face difficulties safeguarding their rental income. This article highlights a number of relevant legal cases.
Social landlords and the Green Deal
Posted on: 25 January 2013
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Inside Housing and insulation company SPSenvirowall carried out an online survey to assess the legacy of the old subsidies, the carbon emissions reduction target and community energy saving programme, and investigate how prepared social landlords are to cast on under the new Green Deal regime.
State of the Nation: Transport
Posted on: 24 January 2013
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Every year the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) publishes a State of the Nation report in order to stimulate debate and to highlight the actions that needed to improve the state of the nation´s infrastructure. The 2013 report will will look at the state of the UK’s transport infrastructure, to inform government policy and decisions through this electoral cycle and beyond. ICE has begun its formal State of the Nation evidence gathering with an open ‘Call for Evidence’ from 9th January to 13th February 2013, to hear from its members and from external organisations and experts. The Institution is asking a range of questions exploring the context, strategy, funding, management and lessons to be learnt for transport. The evidence will help inform ICE’s position and it will be followed up with interviews, workshops and further research as appropriate, with the aim to publish the findings in late June 2013.
Create streets: not just multi-storey estates
Posted on: 24 January 2013
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According to a report from the think tank Policy Exchange, high rise social housing blocks should be demolished to make way for low rise flats and terraced housing.
Keeping up with megatrends: The implications of climate change and urbanization for environmental emergency preparedness and response
Posted on: 24 January 2013
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This study examines the effects of two megatrends, climate change and urbanization, on environmental emergencies. It considers how climate change and urbanization affect the scope and scale of emergencies, as well as what these trends mean for emergency preparedness and response.
Image of Britain post Olympics
Posted on: 24 January 2013
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The January 2013 edition of VisitBritain’s Foresight explores the results from a post-Olympics wave of the Anholt Nations Brand Index Survey, looking at how the world now rates Britain across a raft of key tourism attributes. Findings show that 63% of those who saw coverage of Britain hosting the Games agreed it had increased their interest in visiting for a holiday and that 75% think that there are lots of interesting places to visit outside London.
ICE BIM 2012
Posted on: 24 January 2013
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ICE BIM 2012 is the second major event organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on Building Information Modelling. This document sets out the ICE’s position on BIM, and contains a useful list of references and website together with case studies.
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