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With the growth in the market of short term lets of a room or rooms in a residential property through Airbnb and other such companies, has led the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to hold a consultation on the introduction of a new use class and associated permitted development rights. The consultation has…
Calum Weaver, Head of Residential Lettings at Robinson & Hall, provides a useful market update… “Robinson & Hall has remained incredibly busy since the start of the year with a high number of tenants looking to secure their next home. Online enquiries have not replaced the importance of face-to-face contact in property transactions. Through COVID…
David Jones, Auctioneer at Robinson & Hall Auctions, provides a must watch summary of the June auction. The room was jam-packed, and buyers were nervous, yet very much engaged and eager to discover whether they were going to win their preferred lot. We had 17 lots offered, once again a mixture of choice, and 14…
Calum Weaver, Head of Residential LettingsCalum has previous experience in working for both corporate and independent estate agencies and has managed lettings teams for several offices across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.Calum is responsible for maintaining our large portfolio of lettings properties and ensuring that our landlords and tenants are provided with outstanding advice and customer…
Recently published Government statistics highlight that material prices in 2022 increased by over 25% from 2021. Prices for everyday core building materials such as concrete, steel, bricks and plasterboard are continuing to rise in the first quarter of 2023. This is off the back of horrendous shortages and panic buying of materials after the Covid…
We are entering a period of change in the agricultural and rural sector. It seems that the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is releasing information on a weekly basis and there are other changes affecting rural property such as business rates revaluation. All this can make it difficult to keep up to…
The impact from the political turmoil in September 2022 triggered a strong reaction within the money markets and with continuing rises in interest rates (10 successive ones to date), increased borrowing costs have certainly had a dampening effect on the property market, with considerable caution being exercised by many buyers. Following the first lock down…
Planning permission is required if you want to change the use of a building or piece of land, build something, or make a major change to a building such as extending it. The risk of not obtaining the appropriate planning permission is that yourself or your business could be served with an enforcement notice. …
Robinson & Hall has been busy spreading the word and preparing clients for the enhancement of the regulations that limit the ability of property owners to let their buildings. Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) legislation has been in statute since 2008 and there has been a progression of more stringent regulations to cajole property owners to…
Robinson & Hall’s core patch lies within one of the strongest areas in the country for residential development land activity. Lying in the centre of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, beyond the London Green Belt and with excellent access to the railway and motorway networks, this area is easily commutable to London with good connections to Birmingham…
