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Housing Association Building & Maintenance
Posted on: 16 September 2014
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This news resource is devoted to building product specifiers in the housing association market. Readers include architects, surveyors, housing managers, main contractors, maintenance professionals and those involved with development and planning.
Model agreement for a shorthold assured tenancy
Posted on: 16 September 2014
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This model tenancy agreement has been developed by the Government with the aim of producing an agreement which strikes a fair balance between the interests of landlords and tenants. It is particularly focused on supporting tenants who want to negotiate a longer fixed term period at the start of the tenancy. There is no legal requirement to use this particular agreement.
Property in politics: Driving economic growth and building better communities
Posted on: 16 September 2014
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This report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is a conversation between property professionals and the political parties about the role property plays in driving the UK’s economic growth and building better communities. It focuses on housing, planning and development, construction and infrastructure.
More than a roof: how incentives can improve standards in the private rented sector
Posted on: 1 September 2014
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A report from the Chartered Institute of Housing on what can be done to improve standards in the private rented sector.
Unleashing sub-Saharan African property markets
Posted on: 29 August 2014
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RICS commissioned this research to help understand the potential role we could play in Sub-Saharan Africa and in the land and resources sector by assessing the potential future demand for services of the built environment profession, by skills, discipline and by size of market. Potential gaps in the industry were identified in terms of the capacity of the industry and the skills offered by the industry. The research found there is significant potential for building professional skills capacity through collaborative working across Sub-Saharan Africa. This research helped RICS to develop its strategy for its future presence in key African markets as well as developing the profession.
Private Rented Sector Energy Efficiency Regulations (Non-Domestic)
Posted on: 27 August 2014
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This consultation focuses on the non-domestic private rented sector regulations that will require eligible properties in the sector to be improved to a specified minimum standard. These regulations must be in force by 1st April 2018.
Private Rented Sector Energy Efficiency Regulations (Domestic)
Posted on: 27 August 2014
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This consultation seeks views on the proposed regulations under the Energy Act 2011 to provide tenants with a right to request consent to energy efficiency improvements and a minimum energy efficiency standard for properties in the domestic private rented sector in England and Wales.
Residential Property Focus
Posted on: 27 August 2014
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This report from Savills on the residential property market for the 3rd quarter of 2014 considers the annual cost of housing in the UK.
Real Estate Trends Conference: What’s new, where next? London, 18-19 June 2014
Posted on: 7 August 2014
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This conference examined innovations in finance, development and technology and how they will affect the future of our cities and the real estate sector. The conference tackled a number of key topics including the influence of Gen Y on our urban environment, the impact of extreme weather events on real estate and the rise of Asian capital into European property. Presentations are available online.
The prime residential market in Westminster
Posted on: 24 July 2014
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Westminster City Council has published a response to an independent report into the prime residential property market in central London. The report provides the first detailed analysis of London’s ‘prime and super prime’ residential market and the impacts it has on housing in the capital.
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