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Ringley Group: Planning deregulation to encourage rooftop development

. The government has promised to expand what are known as ‘permitted development rights’ to allow freeholders of purpose-built residential blocks constructed between 1 July 1948 and 5 March 2018 – as well as homeowners – to extend their buildings by an additional two...

Read    05/08/2020

Rooftop planning deregulation will increase costs for leaseholders wanting to buy freehold

The government has promised to expand what are known as ‘permitted development rights’ to allow freeholders of purpose-built residential blocks constructed between 1st July 1948 and 5th March 2018 – as well as homeowners – to extend their buildings by an additional t...

Read    05/08/2020

Ringley Group: Planning deregulation will increase costs for leaseholders

The government recently unveiled plans to allow building owners to add additional floors without going through the usual planning process. When the reforms come into effect, this will add to the “hope value” of the building and increase the cost of purchasing the fre...

Read    05/08/2020

Campaigners urge Government to back leasehold reforms as investors eye bargain properties

Homeowners who are trapped by expensive leasehold contracts have called on the Government to accept new proposals to reform property ownership rules. MPs from across the political spectrum and campaigners have backed a report by the Law Commission which said it shoul...

Read    05/08/2020

Modern methods of construction acceptance service launched by NHBC

In one of the biggest signs yet that modern methods of construction (MMC) are going mainstream, NHBC, the leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes in the UK, has launched a new service dedicated to this rapidly growing area of the market. NHBC Accepts is...

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Latest ONS rental prices index shows increases across the UK

The latest Index of Private Housing Rental Prices has now been released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Mary-Anne Bowring, group managing director at Ringley and creator of automated lettings platform PlanetRent, comments: “Today’s (15th July) ONS figure...

Read    17/07/2020

Growth in prices ‘highlight the resilience of the UK rental market’

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.5% in the 12 months to June 2020, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. Rental price growth has been held back by a slowdown in London, where private rental prices are up ...

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ONS: UK private rental prices up 1.5% year-on-year

Growth in private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK has generally slowed since the beginning of 2016, driven mainly by a slowdown in London over the same period. Rental growth started to pick up since the end of 2018, driven by strengthening growth in London, b...

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Backlash after Labour describes Stamp Duty change as ‘huge bung’ for Landlords

Ringley Group has hit back at the Labour Party after it claimed the stamp duty holiday was a £1.3bn “bung” to landlords. The property tax was cut on purchases up to £500,000 until March 31 next year by Chancellor Rishi Sunak (pictured) last week. Mary-Anne Bowring, g...

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NHBC introduces new MMC acceptance service

NHBC has launched a new MMC acceptance service for the UK construction industry to build confidence in innovative construction NHBC, the warranty and insurance provider for new homes in the UK, has launched the new MMC acceptance service dedicated to the rapidly grow...

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