Places for People Respond to the Budget
Responding to the Budget announcement, Places for People’s chief impact officer John Greaves said: “Labour continues to demonstrate its commitment to reversing decades of decline in affordable housing and we…
Budget Statement from Housebuilder Pye Homes
Roger File, Managing Director of Real Estate at Blenheim Estate Homes, commented: “In her first Budget statement, we were looking to the Chancellor to announce measures and policies to act…
The UK’s Best Streets to Live On
Where in the UK do most people want to live? We’ve quizzed the people to find out which street in the UK looks the nicest to live, to retire to,…
BCIS 5 Year Maintenance, Cleaning and Energy Forecasts
Maintenance costs are set to rise 16% by 2Q 2029, according to the latest forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) All-in Maintenance Cost Indices. Cleaning costs, mainly…
BCIS Forecasts 15% Rise in Building Costs in Next Five Years
Building costs will increase by 15% over the next five years, while tender prices will rise by 20% over the same period, according to the latest construction forecast data from…
Construction Pay Up for Fifth Consecutive Quarter Finds BCIS
Construction site wages in the UK were up by an average of 2.4% in 2Q 2024 compared with the previous quarter, and up by 4.6% on an annual basis, the…
Launch of 2024 Home Moving Trends Surveys Announced
Industry leading training provider, Property Academy is excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Home Moving Trends and Landlord & Renter surveys. These extensive surveys, now in their 18th…
Property Management Experts Reveal 40 per cent of Calls Are From Students
Property management company PropCall has revealed that 40 per cent of their out-of-hours calls during August and September are from students. Currently PropCall has 11 dedicated student lettings clients and…
Rising Tide of Legal Work as Construction Sector Struggles to Stay Above Water
By Matt Clark, Managing Director, Cardium Law As a legal firm specialising in the construction sector, we are seeing an alarming rise in insolvencies and statutory demands linked to unpaid…