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These are certainly interesting times to be working in planning and urban design. The Government has great ambitions for overhauling key parts of the planning system, improving housing delivery and raising the standard of design across the country.
The future of woodland and forestry for landowners and investors. As the UK strives to hit ambitious environmental targets, landowners are fixing their gaze a little higher than usual.
In 2020, first-time buyers made up almost half of all home purchases in the UK, whilst the average first-time property deposit rose by more than £10,000[1]. Extending a helping hand to first-time buyers looking to make their move onto the property ladder in 2021, at Inland Homes’ Venue in Maidenhead, Berkshire, the renewed Help to Buy scheme – now exclusively for first-time buyers – is available on every property.
Our professionals are contributing to a range or property webinars over the next few months, including a focus on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc from both a research and housing perspective. We are also outlining the findings of our flagship commercial property research report, Commercial Edge. All events are virtual, and you are invited to attend.
Commercial property research analysing the office, industrial and retail sectors
Whilst news headlines are focusing on the demise of the retail sector a report launched this week by local property experts VSL, shows other areas of Oxfordshire’s commercial property market have been remarkably resilient to the impact of the pandemic.
National property consultancy Carter Jonas, acting on behalf of a private client, has completed the sale of Willow Court, one mile west of Oxford city centre, to Custodian REIT for £7.86 million.
National property consultancy, Carter Jonas, has made four promotions in its Oxford office at Mayfield House, Summertown, and welcomed two new additions to the team. Ross Kent is promoted to Partner, and, Dan Humphry, Natasha Eliot, and Oliver Neagle to Associate level. Additionally, Jack Kibblewhite and Edward Walter have joined the firm as graduate surveyors.
It’s Property Day at B4 so we’re highlighting some recent and not so recent articles and press releases posted by B4 members over the past year or so.
The thing about the UK Residential Property Market is that it is often unpredictable, and so whilst all the experts in March predicted a property market cataclysm, the reality is that we are shaping up to have our best ever year…
Those looking to sell farmland and estates in 2021 are advised to act now to capitalise on the spring sales market.
The agricultural community is preparing for the biggest shake-up to face the sector in 40 years.
The Tenant Fee Act 2019 creates stringent new laws that affect all residential landlords including universities, colleges, private and institutional landlords, and their agents. There are significant financial penalties if the terms of tenancy agreements do not comply with the new regulations.
The summer months are traditionally for relaxation, however, Oxfordshire and its surrounding regions have been a hive of activity, particularly when it comes to commercial property.
Changes to the Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) will exert inevitable financial pressures on farmers and the broader agricultural community.