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RICS Housing Market Forecast 2013
Posted on: 14 December 2012
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According to the Housing Market Forecast report for 2013 pubkished by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, house prices in the UK will see an increase of 2% over the course of next year while the cost of renting a home should rise by around 4%. Although challenging times are still ahead for the nation’s economy, the report forecasts that 2013 may see some slight improvements and this will be reflected in the housing market.
Analysis of fires in buildings of timber framed construction, England, 2009-10 to 2011-12
Posted on: 14 December 2012
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This analysis focuses on the amount of heat and flame damage in building fires identified as being timber framed, compared with fires in buildings recorded as not being of special construction.
Transport for everyone: an action plan to improve accessibility for all
Posted on: 14 December 2012
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This accessibility action plan identifies the Department for Transport’s priorities for improving disabled people’s experience of public transport by building on the success of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Department is planning to implement in the next spending review period and beyond.
A client’s guide to health and safety during a construction project
Posted on: 14 December 2012
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Foremans Relocatable Building Systems, the UK’s largest supplier of refurbished Portakabin buildings has published a new paper on health and safety during a construction project.
It took another riot
Posted on: 12 December 2012
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Sir Stuart Lipton was appointed by the Mayor of London in December 2011 to act as a champion for Tottenham following the civil disturbances in August 2011. The report presents ten critical recommendations including the establishment of an independent body to oversee regeneration. As part of the inquiry CBRE produced a report on retail in the area, Tottenham: The retail revitalisation opportunity
Guide to Quality and Education for Sustainability in HE
Posted on: 12 December 2012
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This Guide contains video clips, insights, tips and adaptable tools for institutions to take and use, to help in the development of strategic approaches to education for sustainability as a cross-cutting curriculum enhancement agenda. The Guide combines lessons from the five institutional pilot projects with a sector-wide view of how education for sustainable development connects with quality assurance and enhancement in HE.
Building Information Modeling. Industrial strategy: Government and industry in partnership
Posted on: 12 December 2012
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The report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, sets out the actions aimed at making the UK construction sector a world leader in building information modeling (BIM), it also gives RICS members a strong understanding of what BIM is and provides details on what it means within the industry both now and the coming years.
Cash flow forecasting
Posted on: 12 December 2012
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This guidance, published by RICS, summarises what cash flow forecasting is, how to produce a useful forecast and how to then use the forecast to assess progress on site as well as other issues, and to assist both employers and contractors to analyse actual expenditure against forecast expenditure. You need to register on the RICS website to view the report.
Bringing empty properties back into use as affordable housing: Bidding guidance
Posted on: 12 December 2012
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On 26 November 2012 the Government announced a further round of funding aimed at bringing empty properties back into use. As well as tackling empty homes this new bid round has an additional emphasis on the refurbishment of empty commercial and non-residential properties as affordable housing. Bidding for this funding is now open and bids must be submitted through the Homes and Communities Agency’s Investment Management System by noon 25 March 2013. Full details on how to bid for this funding are in this guidance document.
2011 Census: Key Statistics for England and Wales, March 2011
Posted on: 12 December 2012
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The Office for National Statistics has published key statistics from the 2011 Census. With regard to housing, the survey found that the number of people renting homes from private landlords has almost doubled in 10 years, according to the latest census. Statistics show that the number of private renters in England and Wales has jumped from 1.9 million in 2001 to 3.6 million in 2011. People renting from their local authority has fallen 23 per cent, from 2.9 million in 2001 to 2.2 million in 2011. Those renting from other social landlords is up from 1.3 million to 1.9 million over the same period, an almost 50 per cent increase. The number of people who own their own homes has stayed relatively stable, rising just 0.5 per cent since 2001.
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