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Keep up with the latest real estate insights, news and trends from The Landsite members.

 

8th October 2019
Pure Town Planning- Approved: three contemporary homes in Lilliput, Poole
Posted by Pure Town Planning
BCP Council (formerly Borough of Poole): Darryl Howells has secured planning permission to erect 3 detached contemporary houses with garages on a site in Lilliput, Poole. The client engaged the architectural services of Keith Gould of Asplan Associates to prepare the planning drawings, but it was Pure Town Planning whom were instructed to prepare the application, submit, negotiate and secure the positive outcome.
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7th October 2019
Pure Town Planning- Approved: specialist housing scheme in Weymouth
Posted by Pure Town Planning
Dorset Council (former Weymouth & Portland Borough Council area): Darryl Howells, a director of Pure Town Planning has recently secured full planning permission to carryout internal alterations to a building to form 13no. 1 bedroom flats and 2no. 1 bedroom maisonettes, with a manager’s office, communal rooms and amendments to a car parking area.  
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7th October 2019
Healthy mind, body…… and buildings
Posted by deverellsmith
After a high flying career as a real estate lawyer, Stephen Marks swapped the corporate carpet for a yoga mat to engage in a new career in mindfulness and well-being. Not just to people but buildings too as a healthy building consultant to the property industry.
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7th October 2019
Harnessing potential
Posted by deverellsmith
The founder of PeopleWise, Dr Belinda Board, is a world-renowned business psychologist and executive coach practitioner, specialising in leadership potential, assessment and development, individual and collective behaviour change, strategic thinking, cultural and gender diversity and psychometric tool design.
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7th October 2019
Private View 2019 property of the week: Dewlish House, Dorset, UK
It’s been called one of Dorset’s most beautiful houses, and when you step inside this extraordinary property, it’s easy to see why.
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7th October 2019
Why 2019 is a great year to buy in London
As the 31st of October draws nearer and there is seemingly still no end in sight for the UK’s exit from the EU, it appears we’re stranded in a ‘market no man’s land’. In the days that followed the European Referendum in 2016, there was an immediate panic about the impact that leaving the EU would have on prime central London property prices, then and in the future.
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4th October 2019
Private View 2019: An interview with GP Hinduja
The Hinduja family have become world leaders in business over the past century. Knight Frank’s Global Head of Residential Lord Andrew Hay sits down with Co-Chair of the Hinduja Group, Gopichand Hinduja, to talk about how the family is building a legacy in the UK, one rooted in a blend of principle and property
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4th October 2019
Development finance - Capital structure considerations
Posted by Guelane Mansour
We all tend to want as much debt as possible whilst potentially overlooking the impact on the scheme’s profitability and, therefore, its economical viability vis-a-vis the lenders.
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3rd October 2019
10 questions to ask when buying a tenanted property
Posted by Vesta Property
Whether the tenant has a written agreement or not, a tenancy will have been formed as far as the legal position is concerned, and the default position is the Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST).
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3rd October 2019
What does Boris Johnson have in store for landlords?
Posted by Vesta Property
Landlords are mostly quietly optimistic that he will prove to be an ally and perhaps even reverse some of the damaging policies and legislation of the Conservative party that has been introduced over the past 5 years.
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3rd October 2019
DTS launch Alchemy 3 and Euphony 3
DTS exclusively launched the cutting-edge Alchemy 3 and next generation Euphony 3 wash moving heads at Plasa 2019. Alchemy 3 and Euphony 3 represents DTS’s push for innovation and progression amongst their products.
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2nd October 2019
Views expressed in letter to Welsh Housing Minister
Now the dust has settled on the implementation of the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) Wales Act, the Welsh Government must acknowledge the impact on letting agent’s businesses and further aspects of the legislation must be implemented in a more timely and efficient manner.
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