Savills, on behalf of Leaderboard Golf, has sold the freehold interest in Chart Hills Golf Club in Biddenden, Kent to a private operator. The 18 hole golf course is set within a circa 198 acre (80 hectare) site and is located in a rural setting to the north of Biddenden.
Unlicensed landlords hit with heavy fines Fines of over £10,000 have been issued to a couple from north Wembley for failing to ensure the property that they had rented and were subletting was licensed. Daniel and Alima Borzos of Peel Road were ordered to pay a total of £10,334 by
11 October 2016 | Martin Read Female facilities managers took the top individual honours – either by winning or being highly commended – at last night’s BIFM Awards ceremony in London. The annual event saw the introduction of three individual categories – Newcomer of the Year, Manager of the Year and
A redevelopment programme in Sheffield has moved into the next phase as a deal is reached between the developers and a student accommodation provider. The Sheffield City Centre project would lead to the creation of over 800 student rooms as well as a range of shops and cafes. At the
The Trade Association dhf, or the Door & Hardware Federation have drawn further attention to the importance of training and maintenance when it comes to the proper installation and maintenance of domestic garage doors. The trade association has recently been called upon to provide their expert advice in the
Mick George Ltd is known for being one of the leading suppliers to the construction industry. Operating in East Anglia and the East Midlands, the company focus on delivering their professional and cost effective services to clients from a variety of sectors, including commercial, trade and residential. The Construction
Civil engineering and construction company, 3b engineering has had a working relationship with Andover Trailers for more than 30 years. Although the family run company has used other vehicle suppliers alongside this, they are returning to Andover in order to make the most of their high quality builds and cost
Planning permission has been granted to Empiric Student Property in order to carry out the construction of a 166-bed premium student accommodation project. The UK student accommodation owner and operator has managed to secure permission and has also entered into a forward funding agreement for the development. This funding agreement
Ofwat said it expects as many as 40 applications from companies for retail supply licences in the coming financial year. The regulator opened the application process for retailers to apply for water supply and sewerage licences (WSSLs). In its 2015/16 annual report, it said it expects about
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Channel 4 are pleased to announce a new TV series featuring the RIBA’s prestigious award for the best new house. Grand Designs: RIBA House of the Year, to be broadcast weekly for four weeks from Wednesday 4 November 2015, will feature the
Savills, on behalf of Leaderboard Golf, has sold the freehold interest in Chart Hills Golf Club in Biddenden, Kent to a private operator. The 18 hole golf course is set within a circa 198 acre (80 hectare) site and is located in a rural setting to the north of Biddenden. Included with the property is a modern 27,889 sq ft (2,591 sq m) club house, greenkeeper’s building, 743 sq ft (69 sq m) of converted office space, driving range, bag drop / service hut, putting green, short game practice, car park and two adjacent grass paddocks. Ian Simpson, director of leisure and trading at Savills, comments: “Having launched Chart Hills in June this year, the speed at which we have successfully completed the transaction reflects the prime quality and location of the golf course, and the opportunity for future development.” Chart Hills is a championship golf course, which was designed by Sir Nick Faldo and has been a European Tour Qualifying school and also hosted the Ladies European Tour and the Ladies English Open Championship. In May 2017 the course is scheduled to host the prestigious Brabazon Trophy. Source link
Unlicensed landlords hit with heavy fines Fines of over £10,000 have been issued to a couple from north Wembley for failing to ensure the property that they had rented and were subletting was licensed. Daniel and Alima Borzos of Peel Road were ordered to pay a total of £10,334 by Willesden Magistrates Court. The defendants rented the four bedroom property from a letting agency after telling staff that they and their small child would live there. They then sublet the property to a group of other tenants; when Brent enforcement officers raided the property in April, they found a total of 16 mattresses in the house, and it’s thought that over 20 people were living there. The court found them guilty of failing to provide evidence of their tenancy and fined Mrs Borzos £7,000 and Mr Borzos £2,000, while each must pay costs of £497 and a victim surcharge of £170. They have now left the property. Their prosecution means that a total of 35 rogue landlords have been successfully convicted since January 2016, under a licensing scheme which aims to improve standards in the private rental sector in Brent. Cllr Harbi Farah, Brent Cabinet Member for Housing, said: “This case once again demonstrates the importance of Brent’s private sector licensing scheme. While there are many good landlords in Brent who have licensed their properties, there’s still a minority who haven’t, who are operating illegally and exploiting people for profit. We will always push for the strongest penalties against unlicensed properties in Brent, so we’re pleased to see rogue landlords likes the Borzos’ receive a substantial punishment.” Since the start of this year, the council has considerably increased its enforcement activity, with between two to five prosecutions each week and many more raids and prosecutions expected in the coming months. Source link
11 October 2016 | Martin Read Female facilities managers took the top individual honours – either by winning or being highly commended – at last night’s BIFM Awards ceremony in London. The annual event saw the introduction of three individual categories – Newcomer of the Year, Manager of the Year and Leader of the Year – to replace the single ‘Facilities Manager of the Year’ title. Pleun van Deurssen, facilities manager with Incentive FM, took the Newcomer award with Sodexo’s Charlotte Miller highly commended. The first recipient of the Manager of the Year award was Suzanne Beck, facilities general manager for Carillion’s Barts NHS Trust contract. Highly commended in the same category was Cova Montes, contract manager for the National Theatre with Emprise Services. Finally, Skanska’s managing director Katy Dowding was awarded the inaugural Leader of the Year title. In the lifetime achievement category, ISS operations director Keith Glenister was recognised for his many achievements spanning forty years in the profession. Glenister is set to retire at the end of this year. Source link
A redevelopment programme in Sheffield has moved into the next phase as a deal is reached between the developers and a student accommodation provider. The Sheffield City Centre project would lead to the creation of over 800 student rooms as well as a range of shops and cafes. At the moment, the site is occupied by the former Stokes Tiles Centre and a collection of other surrounding properties. The plans will lead to a 12-story construction that so far has been progressing well, with an exchange of contracts taking place between Litton Buccleuch (Moore Street) Ltd and a provider of student accommodation. The plans for the site involved four interconnection building blocks that will offer flats, retail space and cafes on the ground floors of the buildings. More detailed planning discussions have been scheduled to take place with Sheffield City Council and it is thought that the full planning application will be completed and ready to be submitted soon. The project is expected to begin in May 2018, subject to the plans receiving approval, with the redevelopment of the Sheffield location planned to take 24 months to complete. The scheme of works shows that the project will be complete and ready to accept students for the Autumn 202 term. Litton Buccleuch is carrying out this redevelopment project as a joint venture with the Bakewell-listed Property Group and the Edinburgh based Buccleuch Property. Sheffield City Council hope that the plans for this redevelopment will lead to more residential developments going forward, especially in the adjoining Devonshire Quarter of the City. The finished development will deliver student accommodation that has been finished to a high specification and located in between the City’s two Universities, Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield. The development will also be located within the inner ring road of the city. It is thought that this high spec development will appeal to the increasing number of students becoming more selective about their living accommodation, a trait most common in postgraduates.
The Trade Association dhf, or the Door & Hardware Federation have drawn further attention to the importance of training and maintenance when it comes to the proper installation and maintenance of domestic garage doors. The trade association has recently been called upon to provide their expert advice in the BBC show Watchdog, getting involved in the voice over commentary of the improper fitting garage door which then fell on and injured a person. The Technical Expert at dhf expressed that is was essential that the proper training is carried out for operative fitting domestic garage doors and also highlighted a number of safety issues that could occur with incorrect installation. The Chelmsford based operatives carrying out the installation were the same family who have in the past operated as Essati, Vecelli and Roman. The company changing names has meant that the Guarantees issued to the consumers are worthless if an incident occurred. The dhf ensure that every single member of their garage door group must undertake their one day garage door safety diploma training course. This course forms a part of the association’s Code of Conduct in order to ensure the training and maintenance standards of their members. The Trade Association was first founded in 1897 in order to represent the leading UK manufacturers and installers of garage doors. More recently, Essati made headlines on the 31st of July, after the story of Charlie Ricketts was published. The consumer, Charlie, spent £800 on a domestic roller garage door and the extended guarantee, only to find himself out of pocket and without a garage door when the door broke, and repairers removed the garage door and failed to return. For consumers looking for more information about the proper installation and maintenance procedures for Automated Garage Doors, dhf have a consumer leaflet that is available for download on their website.
Mick George Ltd is known for being one of the leading suppliers to the construction industry. Operating in East Anglia and the East Midlands, the company focus on delivering their professional and cost effective services to clients from a variety of sectors, including commercial, trade and residential. The Construction and Waste Management company has been looking into different ways to raise money for their charities of the year. As a part of this, Mick George Ltd has come up with the ‘Challenge Yourself’ scheme which has been levelled at all of the company’s employees, with management and directors included in order to see how much can be raised over the course of the year. Going above and beyond, and truly embracing the idea of the challenge is Mick George’s Finance Director, Jon Stump, who embarking on the epic challenge of a trek across Costa Rica. Jon will carry out a coast-to-coast expedition, travelling from the east Caribbean side of the island to the west Pacific side. Joining him on this daunting mission is a team of 19 other people including the former England Rugby Captain LewiS Moody MBE. This momentous journey will see the team travel a total of 300 km over the course of 8 days in order to raise money for a collection of charities. The journey will involve walking, kayaking, mountain biking and rafting across the massive distance while enduring changeable weather conditions including extreme heat and humidity, cold fog and sudden downpours that will take the team through the wilderness of Costa Rica. As if the expedition wasn’t challenging enough, Jon has also set a fundraising target of £12,000, to be split between a number of organisations such as Macmillan Cancer Support, the British Heart Foundation, and the Lewis Moody Foundation. As part of the trip, the Lewis Moody Foundation has a separate fundraising target of £75,000 which will go towards helping those diagnosed with brain tumors and the award-winning HeadSmart campaign.
Civil engineering and construction company, 3b engineering has had a working relationship with Andover Trailers for more than 30 years. Although the family run company has used other vehicle suppliers alongside this, they are returning to Andover in order to make the most of their high quality builds and cost effective bespoke vehicles. Andover Trailers have delivered a new truck and drawbar trailer combination to 3b construction to be used as part of their operations transporting a range of construction plant payloads to jobs around the UK. The new truck and trailer combination has been tailor made and is an Andover plant body with a 53mt crane supplied by Palfinger and also fitted with a new Scania 8×2 rear steer truck. This truck has been supplied to the civil engineering and construction company with a 24-tonne tri-axle drawbar trailer that has been built ne Andover. The new truck will replace a 6×2 DAF that was sourced from a competitor of Andover’s, with 3b construction choosing to go back to the more cost effective longevity of Andover vehicles as opposed to a cheaper alternative. The new vehicle that has been delivered to 3b construction required Andover’s expertise for the creation and delivery of these new vehicles, as they reflect a new approach for the company and had a specific set of requirements for the vehicle. Andover is well known and well thought of by 3b construction, giving assurance that the company’s requirements will be met. The vehicles also come fitted with a removable fixed width working at height system for both the truck and the trailer in order to meet the requirements of a growing number of constructions sites that specify its use. Also fitted to the new vehicle is a flip toe ramp. Fitted to the trailer, the flip toe ramps allow for a shallower loading angle to be used for low ground clearance machines. This system also keeps the height of the vehicle to a minimum and therefore reduces the fuel consumption of the vehicle.
Planning permission has been granted to Empiric Student Property in order to carry out the construction of a 166-bed premium student accommodation project. The UK student accommodation owner and operator has managed to secure permission and has also entered into a forward funding agreement for the development. This funding agreement is for £26.56 million. It is thought that when the work is complete, the newly built student accommodation will be valued, with the developer receiving another capped payment then. The acquisition of the site is great news for the UK student accommodation owner and manager. Located in the centre of Edinburgh’s Old Town. The CEO of Empiric Student Property, Paul Hadaway has expressed his delight at the recent acquisitions as part of a wider mixed-use development project. The developer for the student accommodation and the wider project is Peveril Securities. According to data released by HESA in regards to the 2015.16 year, Edinburgh is home to 49,705 full time students. It has been calculated that 38% of the full time students that attend the University of Edinburgh have international backgrounds. These students are becoming more discerning about where they choose to live while they study, so the development of the new accommodation will no doubt be sought after. Demolition work will be carried out on the existing buildings on the site to make room for the new student accommodation, which will consist of an all-studio bed scheme with a range of communal facilities. The wider development being carried out by Peveril will also include a hotel and 52 other residential units. The construction is expected to be complete in time for the 2019/20 academic year. The construction project is ten minutes’ walk away from the main campus of the University and is also in close proximity to the Grassmarkets area of the city, which will be an added benefit to the development.
Ofwat said it expects as many as 40 applications from companies for retail supply licences in the coming financial year. The regulator opened the application process for retailers to apply for water supply and sewerage licences (WSSLs). In its 2015/16 annual report, it said it expects about 30-40 applications for WSSLs in the coming year. It insisted the market remains on track to open in April 2017. Twelve companies have so far applied for licences since Ofwat opened the application process. Thames Water Commercial Services is among those to have applied, but has since announced its intention to exit. Its business customers have been bought by Scottish retailer Castle Water, which has effectively nonupled in size as a result of the deal. Castle Water had previously bought the business customer base of Portsmouth Water when the water-only company announced it would exit the market in January, and has subsequently applied for a licence. Fellow Scottish retailers Business Stream, Cobalt Water and Clear Business Water have also submitted applications. Business Stream bought Southern Water’s business customer base when the large water and sewerage company announced its exit last month. Northumbrian Water Business, Pennon Water Services, Severn Trent and United Utilities, Anglian Water Business, Sutton and East Surrey Water Services, Water 2 Business, and Kelda Retail – the business retail arm of Yorkshire Water – have also all applied for licences. Other suppliers, including new entrant Everflow, have told Utility Week they are considering buying into the English market when it opens, and Veolia UK has also said it wants to grow its retail activities in the UK water market. Source link
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Channel 4 are pleased to announce a new TV series featuring the RIBA’s prestigious award for the best new house. Grand Designs: RIBA House of the Year, to be broadcast weekly for four weeks from Wednesday 4 November 2015, will feature the longlist for the UK’s most prestigious new house award and will reveal the shortlisted and winning homes. The name of the prize, the ‘RIBA House of the Year’ award, replaces the previous title ‘RIBA Manser Medal’ with immediate effect, and with the agreement of the Manser family. The RIBA House of the Year award is sponsored by specialist insurer, Hiscox. Speaking today, RIBA President Stephen Hodder: “I am delighted that Channel 4 is supporting the UK’s most prestigious and rigorously-judged prize for a new house. The series along with the prize’s new name will give even greater public understanding and clarity about the prize and its intentions – to reward and raise the bar for well-designed houses. We look forward to announcing the winner of the RIBA House of the Year in November.” The shortlist for the RIBA House of the Year award will be announced during the course of the series, with the winner to be announced on screen on Wednesday 25 November. -ends- 1. For further press information contact Gagandeep Bedi, RIBA Press Office 020 7307 3814 gagandeep.bedi@riba.org 2. The RIBA House of the Year award (formerly the Manser Medal) is awarded every year to the best new house designed by an architect in the UK. It was created in 2001 to celebrate excellence in housing design. Previous winners include Loyn & Co for Stormy Castle (2014), Carl Turner Architects for Slip House (2013) and Acme for Hunsett Mill (2010). The judges for the 2015 RIBA House of the Year award, sponsored by Hiscox, are Jonathan Manser, Chair of the jury; James Standen of Hiscox; award-winning architect, Mary Duggan; Chris Loyn, the recipient of the 2014 award and Tony Chapman, RIBA Head of Awards. 3. Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, is headquartered in Bermuda and listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:HSX). There are three main underwriting divisions in the Group – Hiscox London Market, Hiscox Re and Hiscox Retail (which includes Hiscox UK and Europe, Hiscox Guernsey, Hiscox USA and subsidiary brand, DirectAsia). Hiscox underwrites internationally traded, bigger ticket business and reinsurance through Hiscox Re and Hiscox London Market. Through its retail businesses in the UK, Europe and the US Hiscox offers a range of specialist insurance for professionals and business customers, as well as homeowners. For further information visit www.hiscoxgroup.com 4. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) champions better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and our members. Visit www.architecture.com and follow us on Twitter. 5. Grand Designs: RIBA House of the Year is produced by Boundless, producers of Grand Designs. Posted on Wednesday 26th August 2015 Source link