Unoccupied commercial property sloped down from ten percent to thirteen percent during the period March 2007 to October 2008. Unattended properties are largely prone to fire, nasty damages, break open pipes, anti social behaviour, thefts and graffiti, stated Security Park. Norwich Union, Orbis Property Protection and the British Institute of Facilities Management had held a …
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Property development industry, ‘ignorant’ about health and safety measures
Health and Safety Executives (HSE) campaign aims at people who are working in the property development sector. HSE says that it intends to increase the awareness and responsibility among people working in the sector. Last year, over 38 people had lost their lives in construction refurbishment, maintenance and repair as reported by the organisation. It …
Increase of rental properties have resulted in fall of rent values
A new research on property in the UK showed that as the number of rental properties available in the market has increased, there has been a decrease in the rents on these properties. One of the leading property search engines in UK revealed that there was an 88 percent increase in the number of properties …
Considerations before converting your loft
Converting your loft is a very important task and there are a few things that you need to consider before opting for one. Cost that is involved for converting your loft is the first thing that you should consider. A few other things that have to be considered are listed below: Accessing the loft: You …
New property in the UK is now ‘more reasonably priced’
According to the recent figures available, an increasing number of prospective property buyers in the United Kingdom are considering purchasing a new home because of the dip in property prices. As suggested by the data, in the United Kingdom, the cost of new-build homes fell by 2.1% in the month of January. This takes the …