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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…

As part of its obligations under the Climate Change Act, the Government committed in summer 2019 to a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The need to switch to low carbon electricity generation in new and existing homes, businesses and the transportation system, means that there will be significant challenges in achieving the 2050 target…

We are increasingly finding at the end of leases that the tenant has not kept up with the maintenance provisions, resulting in a damaged or dilapidated property. While a Schedule of Dilapidations served on tenants might recompense the situation, a landlord should make sure that the tenant is complying with the repairing covenants during the term of the lease…

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has announced a new round of funding under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) Growth Programme, with a budget of £35 million guaranteed. This figure has the potential to increase to £50 million subject to receipt of a high number of quality applications. The overall aim of the programme is to generate growth in the rural economy by granting funding to those enterprises which demonstrate they have recognised ways in which their business could be improved…

Our clients, owners of a Bedford based residential care home were faced with an unexpected issue with their building when a moulded and intricately detailed part of their ceiling fell into a bedroom. Thankfully no one was injured. The manager of the home was unaware of the moulded ceiling as it was concealed by a suspended ceiling. As the building was Grade II listed, the owners consulted a Conservation Officer who guided them to use us due to our relevant experience for specifying and overseeing the restoration of listed buildings…

Auction House, operating as Auction House Robinson & Hall in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire, has won the gold award as Residential Auction Service of the Year in the 2019 Negotiator Awards – widely recognised as the most important awards programme for the UK property industry…

Auction House Robinson & Hall is part of the UK’s leading property auctioneer, Auction House UK. 846 lots were entered into September auctions this year, more than in any month in the 12 year history of the company, and this is likely to be a national record for the industry…