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Home building industry body opposes proposed planning fee rises in Scotland
The home building industry in Scotland is opposing proposals to increase the maximum fees for major planning applications of 570 or more houses to £125,000. A consultation is open until 04 April 2017 on the proposals which also would increase fees for planning permission in principal to £62,500 and is considering wider changes to the […] The post Home building industry body opposes proposed planning fee rises in Scotland appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
RICS reveals current construction skills shortage could be made worse by Brexit
The UK construction industry could lose almost 200,000 workers from the European Union If the Brexit negotiations mean that the country loses access to the single market, it is suggested. It would put some of the country’s biggest infrastructure and construction projects under threat, according to new research from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors […] The post RICS reveals current construction skills shortage could be made worse by Brexit appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
First time buyer activity in UK housing market soars at expense of buy to let
First time buyer activity accounted or 36% of UK housing market in February, up from 28% a year ago but the buy to let market has fallen off considerably, the latest research shows. Indeed, buy to let purchases fell below 10% last month, the first time it has been at that level in five years, […] The post First time buyer activity in UK housing market soars at expense of buy to let appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →