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20, 2006 November:

Bound-to-fail planning application ‘encouraged’

A council that gave outline planning permission for a large house between two listed buildings in a national park has been ordered to pay compensation…

16, 2006 November:

Edinburgh homeowners to get wind turbine right

Green city planners are set to remove the planning permission requirement for home wind turbines in Edinburgh…

14, 2006 November:

Tourism booming in Cape Verde

Tourism is growing rapidly in the archipelago of Cape Verde according to the latest official statistics...

10, 2006 November:

Warning on Asian residential markets

Asia’s residential markets have performed poorly once figures are adjusted for inflation, according to a report released today by the Global Property Guide www.globalpropertyguide.com...

09, 2006 November:

Affordable homes body set up

Better regional plans and increased provision of affordable homes are promised through the auspices of a new national body…

08, 2006 November:

Italy introduces yet more taxes

Italian Prime Minister Romani Prodi has reintroduced succession tax and altered the tax rules for gifts, reports The Italian magazine...

Student living ‘pods’ for London

Science fiction style living accommodation for students is being developed at a site in King’s Cross…

07, 2006 November:

Coastal flood defences needed urgently

The East Coast of England is under threat from rising sea levels and greater investment is needed now in our coastal flood defences…

IHT will soon hit the average homeowner

Inheritance tax will soon touch most homes with savings, according to a “shocking” report from a building society…

06, 2006 November:

Extreme flooding – don’t dally over planning

Extreme flooding events such as New Orleans, Boscastle and Carlisle have already happened. Whilst we are tinkering with reducing carbon emissions we are not looking seriously enough at the existing real danger to low lying areas, nor at planning laws that could prevent the situation becoming worse…

Turkish property to make Top 5 in 2007

Based on broad economic and political analysis of the country, property investment experts Amberlamb believe the Turkish property sector is on track to become one of the top five performing European markets in terms of capital appreciation in 2007...

01, 2006 November:

Liverpool regeneration project stopped again

No sooner than the bulldozers were ready to bull their way into Liverpool’s Edge Lane this week, then another shot from angry resident Elizabeth Pascoe put them into doze-mode again…

31, 2006 October:

New home sales fall again down under

The number of new homes sold in Australia has fallen for the fifth time in six months as the heat from higher interest rates continues to weigh down on new housing demand and supply, report HIA...

27, 2006 October:

100,000 extra homes in 45 towns and cities

Towns and cities across England will be expanded to host thousands of new homes and jobs under £40m start up funding…

North-south first-time-buyer stamp duty divide

Huge regional differences in the number of first-time buyers paying stamp duty have been revealed by the Council of Mortgage Lenders…

Soaring success of high rise units

NHBC's latest statistics show that almost half of new homes started in the UK so far this year were flats and maisonettes…

26, 2006 October:

Buyers do want Hips, vote shows

Proponents and opposition to home information packs voted unanimously to preferring to buy a home with a pack…

25, 2006 October:

Parking charges to rise for gas-guzzling cars

The cost of parking permits could be linked to car emissions under plans being considered in one of the country's most affluent areas…

24, 2006 October:

Call to restore more empty homes

Nearly 300,000 empty homes are being held back from use and many could be swiftly restored if the government cut the unoccupied waiting time for VAT reduction…

16, 2006 October:

Spain gets two months to fix land-grab law

Brussels gives Spain two months to remedy the contentious land-grab law…

13, 2006 October:

Brighton gets UK’s highest observation tower

London Eye architects, husband and wife team David Marks and Julia Barfield have won planning permission to a new era for Brighton’s seafront…

12, 2006 October:

Europe’s biggest wind farm gets underway

Finally, after years of technical and planning delays, Europe’s biggest onshore wind farm can be built…

11, 2006 October:

Ground energy use growing

Builders are dipping their toes in the water and testing the claims for a 70% cut in home heating costs…

Planning authorities working quicker

Councils are making progress in deciding planning applications quicker, according to annual statistics release by the Department for Communities and Local Government…

29, 2006 September:

London to get new parkland

A new conservation park that will double the size of Hampstead Heath is to be created…

28, 2006 September:

Millions struggle to pay council tax

Over two million households are estimated to be struggling to pay council tax, says new research…

Unprecedented activity in commercial markets

In their new global real estate report, ‘Record Volumes, Record Globalisation’ released this month, Jones Lang LaSalle report unprecedented levels of transactions in the American, European, and Asia Pacific commercial real estate markets...

27, 2006 September:

600-home urban village gets green light

A former industrial site is to be turned into a 600-home urban village now outline planning is approved…

Call for all development to be ‘climate proofed’

Planners can make a hugely positive contribution towards moving us towards a zero-carbon future and helping us adapt to harmful impacts such as flood risk, drought and heat…

Romania on verge of EU accession

After the European Commission's announcement yesterday that Romania and Bulgaria will be admitted to the EU in January 2007, we consider Romania as a current investment opportunity...

Small fall in uncollected council tax

Councils are still not collecting £738 million in taxes, but a small fall in the uncollected revenue for the last financial period is a move in the right direction…

25, 2006 September:

Home demolition ‘compensation gap’ of £35,000

There is an average gap of £35,000 between the cost of buying a new home and compensation received by homeowners in the government’s housing market renewal areas…

21, 2006 September:

Land released for thousands of homes inside M25

A reorganisation of defence facilities in Greater London will see brownfield land released for redevelopment…

Planning fees in Western Australia to rise

Rising land prices are not the only result of the property-hungry flocks of people searching for land in Western Australia…

Remember, remember the 30th of September

Remember to file by 30th September... if you want the Taxman to do the sums…

19, 2006 September:

Young are tomorrow’s failing home buyers

The young are set for increasing pressure from rising debt and low earnings growth and will face extreme difficulty in entering the housing market…

15, 2006 September:

IHT Taxman to get tough on overseas homes

HM Revenue & Customs intends to increase scrutiny on homeowners with property abroad…

14, 2006 September:

Canal project to link basin to Glasgow centre

A £3.5 million canal project will help link North Glasgow to the city centre…

Swindon sisters take IHT battle to Strasbourg

Two elderly sisters who live near Swindon are taking the government to the European courts in a bid to overturn inheritance tax laws…

13, 2006 September:

£300m Plymouth waterfront plans revealed

Plans for a £300 million Millbay waterfront regeneration in Plymouth have been submitted for public consultation…

08, 2006 September:

That £1bn will do nicely - thank you homebuyers

Revenue from stamp duty surged almost 30% in the last quarter, despite the Chancellor increasing the starting threshold, figures showed this week…

05, 2006 September:

Bed tax back in bed with local councils

Local councils are backing a controversial bed tax despite vigorous opposition from the hospitality industry, which forecasts a drop in tourism revenues by about ₤550m a year…

01, 2006 September:

'Pay-as-you-throw' scheme proposed

A report due to be published this autumn will recommend that local authorities are given powers to charge a ‘pay-as-you-throw’ fee for collecting un-recyclable rubbish...

31, 2006 August:

Detached prices rising three times faster than apartments

The severe shortage of detached family homes in the UK has resulted in price rises within the sector of 6% on average, compared to just a 2% rise in apartment prices over the last 12 months, reports Linden Homes...

Young families suffer property shortage

An acute shortage of new family homes continues to blight young families, reports SmartNewHomes.com...

30, 2006 August:

One million homes could be built on brownfield land

Official statistics published yesterday show that existing stocks of available "brownfield" land could accommodate up to one million new homes...

Property fund managers sitting on ‘timebomb’

The introduction of building certificates will shorten the lifespan of commercial buildings constructed before new EU regulations on wasted energy...

25, 2006 August:

10 top tips for buying property in Greece

Claire May of R & C Property Management Services offers her 10 top tips for buying property in Greece...

24, 2006 August:

South West housing crisis set to worsen

The South West is a beautiful place, one that vast numbers of people want to enjoy. But the housing crisis is a key concern for many people and agencies in the region…