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It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our friend and long standing former Senior Partner, Michael Robinson. Michael was the 4th generation of the Robinson family to join the family firm of Robinson & Hall working there from the early 1960’s. In the 40 years that he worked in the Land Agency…
Charles Lovell, Head of Auction House Robinson & Hall, answers the most common questions we get asked by prospective sellers when deciding whether to sell their land or property by auction. Why sell at auction? Mention auction to many sellers and they will react with a predictable view: that they will not get a good…
Robinson & Hall are delighted to announce that they have welcomed four new starters recently, three in Residential Lettings and one in their Planning & Development department. Jennifer Holbrow (far right) is the new Head of Residential Lettings. Jennifer joined in April 2020 bringing a wealth of experience with her. She has delivered and maintained a…
The Government have announced this week that the Greening requirements of the Basic Payment Scheme will be removed for 2021. This means there will be no 3 Crop Rule and no requirement for 5% of land to be recorded as Ecological Focus Area (EFA). The timing of the announcement is timely as it may allow…
Firstly, thank you for your support and understanding during these difficult times. In light of Government guidelines and to ensure the safety of our staff and customers, we wanted to keep you up to date with how we are operating currently. Most of our staff are working from home. The best contact number is their…
The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have recently made several announcements relating to planning contained within a document entitled ‘Planning for the Future’. The key headlines are: The promotion of more well-planned development where new homes are needed. Assurance that enough land is made available to deliver homes in the right places….
We are Party Wall specialists. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 covers both domestic and commercial premises and is often overlooked by building owners planning to extend or alter their property. We always advise that however large or small a building project, it is essential to get professional advice as early as possible to avoid…
In light of recent developments relating to the COVID-19 virus, we are setting out the steps we are taking to ensure that business continues as normally as possible in these unprecedented times whilst also protecting the health of our staff, clients and preventing the spread of the virus.
In order to avoid spreading the virus, we are taking the following steps…
Following the publication of the 25 Year Environment Plan, the Government announced in November 2019 that it would be introducing a new £50 million scheme to encourage a rapid increase in the number of trees being planted in the UK. The Government hopes that this scheme will aid the expansion of the domestic market for utilising woodland carbon to permanently reduce levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere…
An earlier High Court judgement in Warren Farm (Wokingham) Limited v Wokingham Borough Council [2019] EWHC 2007 (Admin) issued on 31st July 2019, which held that local planning authorities do not have the power to delay prior approval for barn conversions, has recently been set aside in the case of Gluck v SSHCLG [2020] EWHC 161 (Admin) 2020 which was handed down on 31st January 2020…
