The last year or so has seen the economy start to look healthier and in turn, the house building industry has seen recovery with demand for land on the increase. Many landowners are starting to think about how to make their land work for them. An option agreement is one way of doing this.
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A seminar held in Swindon by our firm and two other leading firms of property professionals attracted 60 developers keen to find out how to make the most of the current planning legislation and…
Your business has survived the last few years and is getting busier. Your lease is coming to an end; the landlord has said he is happy to renew the lease; customers and new customers need your attention and you give them it.
This scenario is very common and understandable but what risks are you running by allowing your lease to run out before a new one is agreed in detail and entered into with the landlord?
The Government’s announcement that builders undertaking developments with fewer than 50 homes will be exempted from having to build zero carbon homes and the current belief that the zero carbon obligation will be reduced for all house builders may at first blush seem to be a breach of faith by the Government.
As part of central Government’s initiative to encourage development, it has given local authorities the ability to grant business rate relief to newly constructed commercial buildings that remain un-let.
HM Land Registry has introduced a new service to help property owners protect their property against fraud with free monitoring service ‘Property Alert’.
This month the Government has brought into effect the provisions contained in the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 that aim to help developers fight off residents who are opposing development. For some time now,…
When you are considering purchasing land for development, you’ll be aware that an application for planning permission will almost certainly provoke a NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) reaction. Residents living nearby may try…
The Developer Recovery Index over the past two years has shown how volatile the market has been from month to month. Behind that volatility, the three month rolling index has shown a decline over…
After being awarded Property Law Firm of the Year 2012 at the annual Insider South West Property Awards, Peter Foskett was invited to be a panellist at the Insider Swindon Regeneration Debate 2012 on…