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From the RICS Newsroom:
All aspects of the challenging process of valuing new build properties have been drawn together for the first time by RICS and published in a ‘Guidance Note’* which comes into effect on 1 May 2009.
In September 2008, the industry agreed changes to the Red Book which encouraged valuers to ask for incentives […]

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From the RICS Newsroom:

Empty Property Rates (EPR) are paving the way for future instability in non-residential property markets as property owners are increasingly turning to demolition to avoid paying the rates whilst cutting back on future investment, according to the results of RICS and Lambert Smith Hampton’s Empty Property Rates Survey, published today (Tuesday 21st […]

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From the RICS Newsroom -
“Rents dropped across the residential lettings sector as would-be-sellers continued to flood the rental market with unsellable properties, says the RICS Lettings Survey published today (Thursday 19 March 2009).
Between the third and fourth quarters of 2008, the net balance of Chartered Surveyors reporting rises (rather than falls) in rents […]

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The RICS have recently released the spring/summer edition of ‘Exchanged’ the definitive guide to moving home. This magazine covers all aspects of moving home and gives advice on a wide range of matters from mortgages and insurance to home improvements and security.
Martin Ralph Chartered Surveyors are currently providing a copy of this magazine to their […]

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From the RICS:
On 23 February 2009, the European Commission (EC) put forward two Communications related to disasters:

On the prevention of natural and man-made disasters; and,
An EU Strategy for supporting disaster risk reduction (DRR) in developing countries.

Both Communications were announced in a March 2008 Communication of the EC on reinforcing the Union’s […]

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From RICS News -
“The downturn in the economy has weighed on confidence towards the outlook for lettings activity which hit fresh lows across all three sectors of the market.
This downturn in confidence was most acute in the retail sector where several high profile bankruptcies have occurred, followed by offices and then industrials.
Significantly, confidence in the […]

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From RICS -
“There are currently 1.6 million*** households on council housing waiting lists, and RICS estimates homes could be found for most, if not all, if the Government was to take the appropriate steps to bring empty properties back into use.
Although the Government has announced a raft of measures to help homeowners avoid being repossessed, […]

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The Governments housing target of building 2,000,000 new homes by 2016 is only looking further out of reach.
Following significant declines over the past two quarters, private housing sector workloads plummeted again with 60% more surveyors reporting a fall rather than a rise. The Government must build 200,000 new homes each year if it is to […]

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From the RICS Newsroom:
‘The Government’s housing target of building two million new homes by 2016 is looking further out of reach with the downturn in the construction industry sending growth in private housing workloads to a record low, says the RICS UK Construction Market Survey published today (6 October 2008).
Following significant declines over the past […]

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The RICS states -
“RICS is calling on the Government to introduce fundamental changes to Home Information Packs to ensure that they are fit for purpose for all properties and in all market conditions.
“Right information to the right person at the right time”
Working with the National Association of Estate Agents and the Law Society, RICS has […]

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