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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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