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

 

2nd July 2019
Deals for first-time landlords at record high
Posted by The Oracle Group
A daily roundup of all the key property news and views.New figures from Moneyfacts reveal that the number of mortgage deals available to first-time landlords has reached a record high. The number of buy-to-let products on offer for landlords seeking to buy their first investment property has more than doubled deals in 2014 from 645 to 1,405 in 2019.
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1st July 2019
Smart Pillar Pilot Scheme Launches on Ebury Street, London
Posted by Scotscape
The Scotscape Group has been part of the vertical greening industry since it first gained traction in the UK in 2007.  Our installations of living walls for both exterior and interior projects are extensive and knowledge garnered through constant research and development has led our thought-leading team to develop the Smart Pillar.
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1st July 2019
Pure Town Planning-Approved: seven houses on backland site in Holbury, New Forest
Posted by Pure Town Planning
New Forest District Council: Pure Town Planning, acting as agents alongside Aspire Architects, are pleased to have secured planning consent for a scheme of seven houses on a backland site in Holbury, Hampshire.The application was a particularly complex one involving numerous planning issues including ecology, garden sizes and agreeing a suitable landscape scheme with the Council’s landscape and urban design officers.
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1st July 2019
How To Avoid Breach Of Contract (Or Minimise Its Impact)
Posted by Coles Miller
As a commercial litigation solicitor, the three words I hear most from clients phoning for help are ‘breach of contract’.Either they haven’t been paid on time (if at all). Or the goods and/or services they were promised haven’t materialised. And the problem needs sorting quickly and cost effectively.
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1st July 2019
Homeowners offered “green mortgages”
Posted by The Oracle Group
A daily roundup of all the key property news.The government is offering discounted mortgage rates to homeowners who make their properties more eco-friendly, as part of a plan to improve the energy efficiency of homes.
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28th June 2019
Pure Town Planning-Won on appeal with full award of costs: an infill development of 8 houses in Poole
Posted by Pure Town Planning
BCP Council: Pure Town Planning are pleased to report a successful appeal for a backland development of 8 houses in Rosemary Road, Poole for our clients Harlequin Homes. The houses were designed by local architects Anders Roberts Cheer.The application was recommend for approval by the planning officer but due to the level of neighbour opposition to the scheme it was called in to Planning Committee to be determined.    
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28th June 2019
June Auctions Update
It’s been another great month for buyers and sellers at our auctions across the South East. There were many big sales at our five auctions, here we highlight a few from our Kent and South East London auction that took place at the Clive Emson Conference Centre in Maidstone on 12 June…
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28th June 2019
The Future For Estate Agency – (Now the dust has settled)?
Posted by Properganda
In 2006, when I first started to evangelise about ‘the future of estate agency being online’, I was convinced that democratisation, commoditisation and cheaper fees facilitated by centralisation, technology and the consequential cost savings, would prevail.After trying rather hard for ten years to bring this about via Emoov, it turns out that I was wrong, at least in part.
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28th June 2019
Nominations for the Propertymark Qualifications Awards 2019 are now open
Returning for their 8th year, the Propertymark Qualifications Awards are exclusively open to those who have achieved or are currently working towards, their Propertymark Qualifications Awards and Certificates. This year the nominees will be treated to an intimate ceremony at the House of Lords, surrounded by leaders in the industry.
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28th June 2019
Scotscape-Dramatic Living Wall unveiled at Royal Lancaster Hotel
Posted by Scotscape
Royal Lancaster London has unveiled a stunning ‘green living wall’ as the final area of reconstruction, following its £85 million renovation. The prestigious hotel overlooking Hyde Park has been completely transformed both internally and externally in this universal restructure.
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28th June 2019
New regulations little help to mortgage prisoners
Posted by The Oracle Group
A daily roundup of all the key property news and views.New regulations aimed at helping 'mortgage prisoners' – homeowners stuck on expensive mortgages from inactive or unregulated lenders – could be of little help. The Financial Conduct Authority has proposed introducing an exemption to full affordability tests. 
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27th June 2019
Growing old in style: How technology will transform senior living for future generations
Senior living design has significantly transformed in recent years through a better understanding of the changing needs in later living and rapidly evolving technologies. What type of spaces should we build for longer and more active later lives?Thomas Hardin, director at PLP Architecture, with collaborator Anne Feikje Weidema, analyse four key topics influencing the design of modern senior living property.
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