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

 

1st August 2019
Company set to transform development appraisals secures investment for half a million
Appraised, a revolutionary new company that is set to transform the way that the property industry appraises development opportunities, has secured investment of £500,000 from heavy-weight property, technology and business experts. Led by Surplus Invest, a German-based early stage VC firm, the seed round also included personal investment from angels, Robert Grigg (Executive Chairman of Property Finance at Hampshire Trust Bank) and Conan Lauterpacht (Former VP of Corporate Development at Altus Group),
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1st August 2019
Bonsors-KBC Trust
Posted by Bonsors
KBC Trust is a charitable organisation working with young people in Kingston upon Thames who hold a long lease in a building in Hampden Road Kingston upon Thames. 
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1st August 2019
Company Put Out of Business By Railway Project Wins Over £8 Million
Posted by Robinson Allfree
Large infrastructure projects almost always require compulsory land acquisitions and that can also mean the extinction of thriving businesses. However, one company which suffered that fate reaped the benefits of professional advice when it was awarded more than £8 million in compensation.
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1st August 2019
House prices in ‘Brexit limbo’ - Plus all the latest property news
Posted by The Oracle Group
A daily roundup of all the key property news. UK house price growth fell to 0.3% annually in July, remaining below 1% for the eighth consecutive month, according to Nationwide’s latest data, leaving the average UK house price at £217,663. Jeremy Leaf, north London estate agent and a former Rics residential chairman, warned that favourable conditions are being curtailed by the continuing Brexit uncertainty.
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31st July 2019
Pure Town Planning- Won on appeal: four detached houses in Mudeford, Christchurch
Posted by Pure Town Planning
BCP Council (Christchurch area): Jess Glover is ecstatic to announce that she has recently won a planning appeal to secure planning permission for the demolition of the existing chalet bungalow and erection of 4 detached dwellings in Mudeford, Christchurch. The plans were provided by Robert Rodway Design & Architecture.
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31st July 2019
Constant Government settings changes and interference
The estate agency industry has recently been under “attack” from all manner of angles by ultimately the UK Government, mostly focusing on various elements of reform.June (after a significant time) the tenant fee ban took effect, from which the industry has sought many ways to bring income back into the business to make up the shortfall.
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30th July 2019
Hybrid Legal- One Wight Health
One Wight Health is private limited company, established in 2014 and is a federation of all 16 of the General Practitioner (GP) practices on the Island. Although members remain independent, by coming together practices can work together to meet the changing needs of our local population.
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30th July 2019
Footfall impact on Wembley’s redevelopment
Posted by Datscha
Home to one of the most famous sporting and event venues in the world, Wembley is undergoing one of the largest urban regeneration projects in Europe.With its iconic arch and capacity to hold up to 90,000 people, with great surrounding amenities, Wembley Stadium has helped elevate the area into one of the most up and coming areas in the capital.
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30th July 2019
Mortgage approvals rise- A daily roundup of all the key property news
Posted by The Oracle Group
A daily roundup of all the key property news.The number of UK mortgage approvals hit 66,400 in June, up from 65,650 in May, according to the Bank of England's latest data, above economists’ expectations and the highest number since January. In addition to a small boost from dodging a no-deal Brexit in March, record employment, sustained wage growth and low interest rates have boosted demand.  
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29th July 2019
Pure Town Planning - Approved block of fourteen flats in Shirley, Southampton
Posted by Pure Town Planning
Southampton City Council: Pure Town Planning are pleased to announce that Dan Wilden has just secured outline planning consent for the erection of a block of fourteen 2-bedroom apartments at a site in Shirley, Southampton.The scheme was designed by local architects ARC Architecture and is on a prominent corner site approaching Shirley High Street, currently occupied by a redundant doctors’ surgery.
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29th July 2019
Client buying an option
Client buying an option.Developer in Essex has successfully gained planning on an option agreement they hold.
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29th July 2019
Corporate second charge
Corporate second charge.A large established business with multiple cross charges on assets required funds to use for cashflow in the business whilst a deal they are working on comes to fruition later this year. As the funds were only needed for a few months, the best option was a second charge bridge.
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