Planning change to make installing heat pumps easier in an effort to improve take up rates
A key planning restriction that heat pumps need to be one metre from a neighbour’s property has been lifted as the government seeks to accelerate the take up of the low-carbon technology. The change, which is part of the government’s Warm Homes Plan to lower household bills and cut planet warming emissions, means it could […]
The Federation of Master Builders welcome plans by Labour to ‘level the playing field’ for smaller house builders
Last week the Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary, Angela Rayner, unveiled planning reforms to make the system ‘simpler, fairer and more cost-effective.’ She announced sweeping planning reforms to help smaller housebuilders deliver more homes as part of the Government’s drive to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029-30 saying that ‘decades of unfair treatment’ […]
Investors are increasingly switching from residential to commercial property
According to a report from German lender Handelsbanken, property investors are switching from residential to commercial assets, largely as a response to the government attempting to rebalance the power between landlords and tenants. The report found that 46% of investors expect to grow their commercial assets, compared to just 17% intending to extend their residential […]
Check out our Summer Newsletter
We are pleased to announce the publication of the Robinson + Hall Summer Newsletter, packed with topical information, thoughts and advice including articles on the relaxation of the green belt, the Renters Rights Bill, the importance of a ‘Red Book’ valuation for inheritance tax, the impact of Universal Studios in Bedfordshire and top tips for […]
Landlords urged to ‘fast-track’ evictions through High Court
A coalition of property sector groups and bailiffs, led by bailiffs’ group the High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA), and the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), is advising landlords to consider going straight to the High Court for possession orders, and miss out overloaded and backlogged county courts. Landlords have the option to ‘transfer up’ […]
Steep Rise in Storage Space Rental
There has been an explosion of storage units around the world and the UK has more storage units than any other country in Europe. Perhaps we’re a nation of hoarders, but a Royal Institute of British Architects survey found that we also fold ourselves into smaller homes than the rest of the continent. As houses […]
Mortgage Momentum
UK interest rates could be heading sharply downwards – thanks to a combination of sticky inflation and the feared fallout from Trump’s tariff plans said James Sillars on Sky News. “Financial markets have priced in a 100% chance “ of a quarter point cut from 4.5% to 4.25% at the next BoE meeting on the […]
Leasehold imperfect but ‘still better than commonhold’
Labour’s much anticipated Commonhold White Paper sets out the bold ambition to make commonhold the default form of flat ownership in England and Wales. However respected property insider Simon Gerrard maintains this risks handing residents responsibilities they may not want, or can’t handle, and that whilst the leasehold system is far from perfect, the Government’s […]
Massive Boost To The Local Economy
The announcement that Universal Studios is to build Europe’s first Universal Theme Park on the 476 acre former Kempston Hardwick brickworks site has been celebrated by business leaders, politicians and locals alike with Universal’s own consultation having received a record 6,000 responses, with 92% of people showing support. This massive project is expected to bring […]
Changing legal status of landlords.
The number of limited companies set up to hold buy-to-let property investments has surpassed 400,000, making it the most dominant small company type registered. Latest figures have revealed another hike in the number of buy-to-let landlords setting up a limited company through which to operate their rental portfolio. And whilst this used to be primarily […]
