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UK Hotels Forecast Update
Posted on: 1 March 2013
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This updated UK hotels forecast reflects our latest thinking on hotel performance in 2013, with the outlook now impacted by weaker UK economic prospects but also supported by a weaker pound.
Local Infrastructure Fund: Prospectus
Posted on: 27 February 2013
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The Local Infrastructure Fund prospectus formally invites organisations to come forward with land and property schemes that meet the fund criteria and which government can invest in, on a recoverable basis, to deliver economic growth. The Local Infrastructure Fund’s main objective is to provide an immediate economic boost, mobilising long-term private finance while providing a longer-term return on investment to the taxpayer.
Valuation of unregistered land
Posted on: 21 February 2013
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This research focuses on the issue of unregistered land in Kenya and much of East Africa and the resulting problems with valuation which uncertainty of title causes. It demonstrates the urgent need for an acceptable and practical method of valuing unregistered land in Kenya. The research’s main goal was to support vulnerable sections of Kenyan society and other African countries and even further afield, since this is largely uncharted territory; concentrating on the relationship between traditional customary rights, gender and asset values. Register on the RICS website to view report.
HomeLet Rental Index
Posted on: 20 February 2013
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HomeLet is the UK’s largest supplier of tenant referencing to the lettings industry. The HomeLet Rental Index shows agreed rental prices rather than prices that are advertised on property portals. The HomeLet Rental Index provides a wide range of information and a unique insight into the performance of the Private Rented Sector.
The reshaping of retail
Posted on: 18 February 2013
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The total number of shops in the UK will fall by more than 10% by the end of the decade, according to a report commissioned by Hammerson from retail consultant Conlumino. The report finds that pressures on spending, and the continuing rise of multi-channel retail will cause floorspace to shrink by 5.7% to 527m sq ft by 2020. Retail spending, however, is likely to increase in the period to 2022, as the twin influences of smartphones and an ageing population exert themselves over the direction of sales growth.
The lettings market
Posted on: 15 February 2013
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The Office for Fair Trading (OFT) has published a report which identifies several consumer protection issues in the lettings market. As part of this report, the OFT analysed nearly 4,000 complaints made by people renting a home as well as those letting out a property. It found that both tenants and landlords were concerned about fees and charges levied by agents, poor service provided and that ‘surprise’ charges were introduced or ‘drip-fed’ once contracts have been signed. The report sets out a number of recommendations for Government, industry, enforcers and others in order to make the market work better for tenants.
Emerging trends in real estate 2013
Posted on: 14 February 2013
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Emerging Trends in Real Estate is an annual series of trends and forecast publications that reflect the views of leading real estate executives in three global regions—the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Undertaken jointly by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute, Emerging Trends in Real Estate, provides an outlook on real estate investment and development trends, real estate finance and capital markets, property sectors, metropolitan areas, and other real estate issues.
Maintaining standards for facilities
Posted on: 14 February 2013
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Facilities management owes much of its existence to building maintenance management, which continues to form a significant part of the workload of the FM sector. The publication of BS 8210:2012 Guide to facilities maintenance management provides guidance on how to achieve successful maintenance outcomes for a range of facilities. This new standard completely replaces the original 1986 standard on building maintenance management, which has now been withdrawn.
RE-Block: REviving high-rise Blocks for cohesive and green neighborhoods.
Posted on: 13 February 2013
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The main objective addressed by EU project, RE-Block, is to foster efficient regeneration of neighbourhoods comprising high rise estates, making them more attractive and improving their environmental quality, whilst creating an integrated tailor-made approach to combat poverty. Background information and the first newsletter, published in January 2013, is available online.
Council of Mortgage Lenders
Posted on: 13 February 2013
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The number of first-time buyers reached its largest yearly total in five years, according to new data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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