Property
Gas safety certificate guide for London landlords, Home Owners, and Estate Agents
Gas safety services are crucial for any property. Nonetheless, all gas appliances must be serviced and certified by a gas safe registered firm. Hence, as a homeowner, landlord, or estate agent in London, it's your responsibility to abide by all the gas safety rules and ensure that all the pipework and appliances given to tenants are examined. What are gas safety certificates? These are reports that show that all appliances in a particular property are safe to use. Thus, all...
Neighbours called in police & set up CCTV in four-year row – over a hedge
Lara Acutt and Julie Wayte have been at loggerheads over the laurel hedge for three years
Village and town greens may be under threat
Britain’s oldest national conservation body says the latest judgement has consequences for the rights of people all over the country to protect land they have used for decades.
Fed-up residents living on streets hit by burglaries pay for own security guards
A total of 105 residents pay £10-a-month per household to pay for a team of guards following a spike in crimes in Sutton Coldfield
Obtaining Your Local Area Information
Information on your local area is now easy to obtain and understand thanks to a new tool by CIA Landlord Insurance. The local area statistics calculator provides up to date information on the average property prices and crime rates in your area. Gathered using the Police and Land Registry APIs, the information provided includes a breakdown of the values of different property types and a list of the most common criminal offences. It accounts for real time updates as well,...
Wealthy villagers fear land is being built on by travelling community without planning permission
One hundred travellers who reportedly bought the football pitch-sized plot in Little Hadham, in Herts., for £3,000
Essential legal tips you need to know before buying a house
Whether it’s your first rung on the property ladder or simply time for a change of scenery, buying a house is a big step for anyone. There’s plenty to consider (and even more to gain) when weighing up your options on a new house; yet it’s surprising how many people overlook the essential do’s and don’ts before going straight in with their first offer. It always pays to get to grips with the legal side of things during such an...
Brexit uncertainty takes its toll on London building activity
Political uncertainty and financial constraints have seen a halt to growth in London’s construction sector as sentiment turns negative in the capital, according to the RICS UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey, Q1 2019. Growth in workloads has slowed or declined across almost all sectors of construction this quarter in London. At the headline level, 2% of respondents in London reported a fall (rather than rise) in workloads, the lowest net balance since November 2010. Workloads in public housing and...
UK’s most haunted pub has gone on sale for a scary fee
The Devil's Stone Inn in Shebbear, Devon, is said to be one of the most haunted pubs in Britain