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Robinson & Hall’s Architecture & Building Surveying department has been thrilled to assist Oakley Pre-School with its new expansion in the form of two new purpose-built classrooms. We have been heavily involved in the project from start to finish, including planning, design and project management. The new, high quality building was created off-site in Lincolnshire…

The recent storms and high winds have caused havoc and significant structural damage in many areas. If you have suffered significant structural damage, the aftermath of the incident can be a very anxious time. Clearly it all depends on the severity of your damage.  The odd roof tile and fallen over fence panel is not…

Local Plan Update
23 February 2022

A couple of important updates on Local Plans which you may be interested in. Milton Keynes Call for Sites Announced Milton Keynes Council has announced a call for sites exercise commencing on 23rd February 2022 until 5pm on 20th April 2022. This is the first stage in reviewing their Local Plan (Plan:MK) and will form…

There are a wide range of benefits when using a commercial property agent, such as Robinson & Hall, to assist you with the disposal of a property, by lease or sale, or when acquiring a property, either as a purchaser or a tenant. We have detailed a number of these key advantages below. Selling/letting your…

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has announced further details regarding the plans to replace the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England with delinked payments. Currently, there is a defined plan for the phasing out of BPS payments to 2024, at which point the payments made to farmers will be approximately half…

The Farming Investment Fund is an umbrella fund which provides farmers with grants to improve productivity on their farms in an environmentally sustainable manner. The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has announced that the application window for the Improving Farm Productivity section of the Farming Investment Fund opened on 19th January 2022…

Leading property auctioneer, Auction House Robinson & Hall, has applauded the resilience and ingenuity demonstrated throughout the sector over the last 18 months. Charles Lovell, Head of Auction House Robinson & Hall, says that since the beginning of the pandemic, the industry has moved heaven and earth to continue to work for their sellers and…

Keeping your property warm has never been more expensive. UK wholesale gas prices have rocketed and have been at their highest level for years. More and more people are investigating greener alternatives and trying to become more energy conscious to reduce their own carbon footprint. Robert Franklin, Head of Architecture & Building Surveying comments “Consequently,…

Further details on the next stages of the implementation of the Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) have been outlined by George Eustice at the Oxford Farming Conference. The Local Nature Recovery Scheme and Landscape Recovery Scheme are set to work alongside the already publicised Sustainable Farming Incentive within the ELMS framework. The two new schemes…

The Rural Payments Agency has recently announced changes to the Countryside Stewardship Scheme payment rates, effective from 1st January 2022. If you have an agreement, or an application for an agreement which starts on or before 1st January 2022 then where the payment rate has: increased, the new rate will be paid decreased, the existing…