As a homeowner, you have the ‘right to light’. In England and Wales a ‘right to light’ is an easement that gives a landowner the right to receive light through defined apertures, such as windows, in buildings on their land. Potentially if an owner has received natural daylight for 20 years or more they are entitled to a ‘right to light’. But what happens when this is obstructed by a neighbouring property or a new development? This blog provides you with all you need to know.
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Terrace houses are a common type of housing in the UK. They offer a compact and affordable living solution for many homeowners. This type of housing was first made popular in the 17th century as desirable housing in London. The popularity spreads across England and Wales and can be now found from mining areas in the South Wales Valleys to Regent’s Park in London.
If you’re living in a terrace house and are looking to add more space and functionality to your property, you may be wondering if you can develop a three-story terrace house with a sub-ground level. In this blog, we explore this in further detail.
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Greater Manchester confirmed they will be converting more brownfield land sites into housing using funding from the government’s Brownfield Housing Fund.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) decided late last week that 21 more brownfield sites across the city-region are to be developed.
There was an opening sum of £37.2 million that was allocated to 24 schemes to create 4,318 homes across the Greater Manchester region.
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A 454-home development by Wembley Park London Underground station has been granted permission by Brent Council.
Transport for London (TfL) and Barratt London will be carrying out the development together.
The senior property development manager at TfL, Emma Hatch, has said:
READ MORE“We are thrilled to get the go-ahead for our development at Wembley, which will deliver hundreds of new homes as well as a new retail opportunity and improvements for the local community.”
DevAssist is presenting at the SafeMove’s Land & Property Event and we’d love for you to tune in.
This is a complimentary online event taking place on Wednesday 23 September 2020.
There are webinars running all day aimed at conveyancers, land and property developers, planners and designers. Leading industry influencers will deliver insights and knowledge through a series of short online presentations that are all free to access.
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Robert Jenrick – the housing secretary, has committed £1.3 billion in a bid to create 45,000 new homes, 85,000 jobs, together with upgraded skills and infrastructure as the government boasts plans to aid the green economy recovery from Covid-19.
Over 300 projects in England are set to receive a portion of the £900 million Getting Building Fund.
This fund was announced in June by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in an attempt to help kickstart “shovel-ready” housing and infrastructure projects.
Economically speaking, according to the government this investment is set to reduce CO2 emissions across England by around 65 million kilograms.
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Earlier this month the Prime Minister announced changes to the planning system to aid the construction industry and wider economy in the aftermath of the pandemic. In addition, a review of government-owned land will look at how it can be managed more effectively. These changes are designed to mobilise the construction industry and help meet the widespread need for more housing.
Whilst regeneration schemes and more homes are much needed, changing the parameters around Permitted Development Rights to give developers and builders more freedom, will undoubtedly become a contentious issue.
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DevAssist are proud members of the Property Codes Compliance Board (PCCB). The PCCB is an independent compliance body. Their primary role is to maintain a register of firms that choose to subscribe to the Search Code of Practice to independently monitor their compliance with the Code.
Why is this important?
Are you purchasing a property or representing a client in the purchase of a property? Using a member of the PCCB ensures that the search firms you engage are held to a set of standards that serve the consumer.
With the global economy showing indications such as the largest plunge in share prices since the 2008 financial crisis, and China’s economy threatening to contract for the first time in decades, how will the Coronavirus effect the property market?
Housebuilders thus far have been only been slightly affected, with small dips in their share prices.
The below leading housebuilders have been trading lower since mid-February, with their shares;
Following the illegal extension to his property in Barking, without planning permission, a man has been fined £15,000.
Back in 2005, Laurence Hill applied for planning permission to build a first-floor rear extension to his property, which was refused by the council, and the Planning Inspectorate dismissed his subsequent appeal.
Despite this, 9 years later in 2014, planning enforcement officers discovered Hill had proceeded with the extension, and in February 2015, he was issued with an enforcement notice, stating the extension must be removed by June 2016.
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