Bernie’s Chocolate Bar in Margate, Kent, will be showcasing a new and innovative collection of artworks at its base in Imperial House in order to wish itself a very happy and well deserved third birthday. Having been based in the Imperial House in the center of Margate since its very
Fulwell Station in the vicinity of Richmond-upon-Thames now has a new drainage system implemented into its works by Network Rail that will enable passengers to not have to worry any longer about the station flooding with water as it has done for so long in the past. Since it was
The Head of Civil Engineering of well-respected firm Morgan Tucker, named Tom Ingram, has emphasized more than ever before the need for building companies to take into consideration the disastrous and disruptive effects of flooding into their building developments. Since the winter of 2015 to 2016, the weather situation in
Two different companies have joined forces together in order to collaborate and have succeeded as a result of this of being able to work a masterful new plan of theirs on the renovation of the University of Glasgow. Indeed, it is a sure sign that consistent collaboration and cooperation between
It is not every day that a building and construction consultancy firm receives the honor of having a knight show up to celebrate with them the joys of life and company profits, but Gleeds were the lucky enterprise in question who were treated to the arrival of the hallowed Sir
After the government’s well-publicized white paper on the housing and development industry, it has been found that a number of new factors are affecting the reasons why people choose to rent and why more of them are taking out longer leases. The survey, compiled and conducted by building and construction
Russell Quirk the Chief Executive Officer of property agency eMoov has released a few things to say regarding the current state of the housing market, which is apparently seeing homes in the country rise in value more slowly than they were before, suggesting that some form of stability seems to
Waterman Group are a successful building and construction consultancy firm that helps customers in all kinds of capacities in the planning and development stages of housing projects all across the country. They are particularly proud recently because a new Director has arrived and will be conducting their various initiatives and
Savills has expanded its licensed leisure team with appointment of Siân Tunney and Paul Breen who will both based at the firm’s Margaret Street head office in London. Siân and Paul have joined from CBRE and both previously worked at Colliers International. At Savills Siân will be focussing on valuations
House price sentiment falls but households remain positive The impact of uncertainty in the wake of the Brexit vote is clear from the HPSI index reading for July, especially in light of the relative strength of sentiment in the run-up to the vote The latest Knight Frank and
Bernie’s Chocolate Bar in Margate, Kent, will be showcasing a new and innovative collection of artworks at its base in Imperial House in order to wish itself a very happy and well deserved third birthday. Having been based in the Imperial House in the center of Margate since its very inception, Bernie’s Chocolate Bar is pleased to be located in what is one of a few of the most long standing flatiron structures that the world has ever seen. And yes, if you were thinking wait, isn’t that like the one in New York or am I going crazy, then yes you are right, there is and you are. But the Imperial House in Kent is the perhaps more famous New York structure’s older cousin by about 20 years and has been the central and cultural hub for artists of all kinds in the Margate area. The Imperial House is to Margate what Montmartre is to Paris and it is clear that it is viewed with great admiration and loving by its hordes of arty fans and photographers. Having been in place since the 1880s, it has withstood the test of time to becoming a major attraction for people to Margate and Bernie’s Chocolate Bar is pleased to have settled in such a beautifully attractive as well as historic location to conduct its business. Its owner Bernie Morgan is extremely proud to be organizing this wonderful artistic exposition that will certainly be the talk of the town and will demonstrate that Margate is a vibrant cultural hub that still attracts visitors and tourists from all over the world. And if you are feeling a bit peckish for a snack, then Bernie’s Chocolate Bar is the ultimate artistic exhibition for you, one so good that you can eat it. Ian Dickie who works at Margate Museum is similarly pleased that Imperial House is hosting the event.
Fulwell Station in the vicinity of Richmond-upon-Thames now has a new drainage system implemented into its works by Network Rail that will enable passengers to not have to worry any longer about the station flooding with water as it has done for so long in the past. Since it was constructed under Longford River way back in 1864, the train services have frequently been hit with water leaks that have damaged the electric systems that had been put in place to control and signal the trains coming to and from the station. This therefore resulted that there would be frequent delays to the rail transport services to Fulwell and was a real pain for passengers traveling there and caused disruptions for other services operating in the Richmond-upon-Thames area. It is evident for a start that these repairs have been a long time but that finally Network Rail committed to the plans and a new drainage pumping system has been put in place in order to solve this problem. The new lagoon will store rainwater coming from the new system and will be able to contain a grand total of 2 million liters, meaning that it will be a long time hopefully before any more floods disrupt the rail services along the Fulwell station. As Becky Lumlock of Network Rail, the all new pumping system that has been put into place will have the enormous capacity to be able to shift 225 liters of rain water every single second. This demonstrates the speed and competency of the new system in place and will enable the passengers along Fulwell to finally be able to enjoy a service that runs fine even with the torrential downpours of rain that are occurring at this time of year. Whilst a large amount of initiatives were tried and tested but failed to resolve the problem, it seems that Network Rail have finally succeeded in rectifying the situation.
The Head of Civil Engineering of well-respected firm Morgan Tucker, named Tom Ingram, has emphasized more than ever before the need for building companies to take into consideration the disastrous and disruptive effects of flooding into their building developments. Since the winter of 2015 to 2016, the weather situation in the United Kingdom has got increasingly worse and heavy gales and winds such as “Hurricane Barbara” caused major disruptions to worksites all over the country. What Tom Ingram emphasizes is that building contractors and site managers need to implement some careful tactics into their work that takes careful consideration of the ways in which flooding in the area can put workers and sites at risk. Whilst it is good that many building companies are very well aware of the dangers of flooding, there needs to be more risk assessment taking on sites and land developments that actually take into appropriate consideration the various amounts of things that can be implemented so that if a flood does occur workers and site managers are prepared and have put in appropriate health and safety measures in place. For example, certain factors such as the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) that has been put in place by the European Union whilst advantageous to many actually increases the risk of flooding to local areas near maize production grounds and farms. Tom Ingram calls for companies and architectural firms as well as property and land developers of all kinds to take a more serious attitude towards the effects of flooding and not to simply ignore the implementation of safer methods as too expensive or unnecessary. With the weather taking a turn for the worse this year, it is clearly more important than ever that risk assessments are taken and that methods are put into place in order to ensure that water is not irrigated onto building sites through flooding as it has done so much in the past few years. An appropriate alternative to these problems needs to be sought out.
Two different companies have joined forces together in order to collaborate and have succeeded as a result of this of being able to work a masterful new plan of theirs on the renovation of the University of Glasgow. Indeed, it is a sure sign that consistent collaboration and cooperation between different firms in different industries can eventually pay off and reap the rewards for those involved. This is certainly the case for both AECOM as well as 7N Architects, who have recently been awarded planning permission to renovate and restructure the University of Glasgow for the better. Indeed, the plans by both AECOM and 7N Architects will involve working on a new 85,000 meters square in order to bring the various sides of the Glasgow campus together and to ensure that the city remains proud to be the home of one of the best universities in the whole of Scotland. It is clear that this master plan will be able to ensure that all new graduates, professors and individuals who come through the university’s quarters will be able to see a brand new, fully integrated campus that will hopefully encourage more students than ever before to settle there. Furthermore, the planned implementation of new buildings and structures of various shapes and sizes being given consent by Glasgow City Council is a significant step in the proceedings for the efforts of AECOM and 7N, who will ensure over the next half of the decade that the £430 million price tag to build on the university grounds will be money well spent. Such sentiments are equally evoked by a member of the collegiate itself, Professor Anton Muscatelli, who is very pleased that the Glasgow City Council has commended the project with their much-needed seal of approval. With this development in the proceedings in place, work to improve the campus and to bring its existing parts together into a cohesive whole can now begin.
It is not every day that a building and construction consultancy firm receives the honor of having a knight show up to celebrate with them the joys of life and company profits, but Gleeds were the lucky enterprise in question who were treated to the arrival of the hallowed Sir Steve Redgrave upon their illustrious premises. This knight in shining armor is no less than a beacon of British pride and proved himself worthy of a gold medal at the Olympic games time and time again (well, five in total). But he was able to get down from the Elysian clouds of his success by commuting all the way to Brasserie Blanc in the center of Bristol in order to celebrate a successful financial year with Gleeds. Indeed, he was also there to introduce the Chairperson of Gleeds’ services in the south-western regions of the company, a man named Chris Paxford who will be responsible for chairing the firm’s assets in Bristol, Gloucester as well as in the city of Cardiff in Wales. All in all, the occasion was a very pleasant one for all (it seems) and Sir Steve Redgrave explained that he was delighted to attend the event and speak to members of Gleeds as well as representatives of other companies at the party occasion. Whatever the case it is evident that the new chairperson for the company Chris Paxford was honored and very chuffed to have shared the podium with an Olympic gold medalist who is also a knight, unlike David Beckham. It is also very clear that the appointment of Paxford will signal the dawn of a new era of operations for Gleeds in the south-western regions of the country and it is greatly hoped that the company will be able to prosper and progress with the amount of operations that it will soon be conducting in that particular area of the United Kingdom.
After the government’s well-publicized white paper on the housing and development industry, it has been found that a number of new factors are affecting the reasons why people choose to rent and why more of them are taking out longer leases. The survey, compiled and conducted by building and construction company McBains Cooper, discovered several important developments in the way that people think about renting at the current time. For example the survey found that four in ten of those who were surveyed were found to be planning to take out longer leases lasting up to a total of ten years. It therefore shows that more and more people are thinking of living in rented accommodation for a great deal of their time on earth and this is undoubtedly partly due to the failure of private housing due to the astronomic fluctuations in the property market at this moment in time. Additionally, it has been shown through the survey results that 25 per cent feel that over 40 per cent of what they earn in work is what goes towards the rent, with a further 11 per cent of the opinion that more than 50 per cent of their income is devoted towards paying the rent. This is a huge amount of people and, with this figure expected to increase, it seems that living standards as a whole will decrease in this country as they become less and less affordable for those earning a low pay wage, despite the government’s apparent intension to raise the minimum wage. It is also evident from the survey results that the majority of people were devoting their thoughts towards choosing homes based primarily on the size and facilities provided by the home itself rather than the local amenities and social opportunities in the surrounding area of the location. What this shows is that the world of our society is inevitably shrinking.
Russell Quirk the Chief Executive Officer of property agency eMoov has released a few things to say regarding the current state of the housing market, which is apparently seeing homes in the country rise in value more slowly than they were before, suggesting that some form of stability seems to have returned to the market. Quirk explains that one must accept a slowing down of rate levels in any case, due to the stagnation expected around the seasonal Christmas period. Things are therefore to be expected to have slowed themselves down somewhat in any case due to the simple fact that less people are likely to want to invest time and effort in the housing and property market around the Christmas season when they want to spend time with their families and friends. The slowing down overall thus seems to reflect this, but Quirk adds that things will certainly pick up again soon now that the tinsel season is over and business is opening up again as usual. Therefore it seems evident that the springtime season will show a rise once again because more people will be wanting to activate themselves again to get the year going with their plans to invest and change homes. Russell Quirk also adds that in any case the survey itself that has found this out (Rightmove) bases its data and results on the asking price of those whom it interviewed, and this is therefore not the same as the sold price itself. What it does however unarguably show is the expectations of people who believe that the market is at a lower rate than it actually is. Confidence is not what is used to be but the Rightmove survey did indicate a 3% rise in the amount of traffic that agencies are experiencing, showing that there is still much be said about the construction industry and housing development projects in the future months to come.
Waterman Group are a successful building and construction consultancy firm that helps customers in all kinds of capacities in the planning and development stages of housing projects all across the country. They are particularly proud recently because a new Director has arrived and will be conducting their various initiatives and operations all across the northern regions of the country. Andy King is the new man on the block and with a quarter of a Century’s experience in leading consultancy firms, Waterman Group have very hopes that he will be able to ensure the future of the company’s northern base. Indeed, being a professional Chartered Engineer, it seems that he will bring the right sense of know-how and lucidity that the position requires and will help to secure Waterman Group a number of new and innovative deals with various clients operating in the designated region. Indeed, the fact that he recently worked as a partner at Bradshaw Gass & Hope LLP indicates that he will be more than able to cope and face up to the various challenges that the role of Director would typically encounter, and it is evident from the range of his portfolio and the amount of dealings he has had with other large companies in the UK that Waterman Group will flower under his rule. The CCO of the property enterprise also wanted to say that he was pleased with the developments that Waterman Group has made to get Andy King on board with the company. Craig Beresford wanted to say that he is confident that Andy King’s experience in the business and knowledge of what is going on will be beneficial towards the future of the company in the north of England. Essentially, it is evident that the greater influence that Waterman Group has where it is based, the better. With areas in the North becoming increasingly popular destinations for people to settle into, they will need a Director with the experience of someone like Andy King if they are to capitalize on this.
Savills has expanded its licensed leisure team with appointment of Siân Tunney and Paul Breen who will both based at the firm’s Margaret Street head office in London. Siân and Paul have joined from CBRE and both previously worked at Colliers International. At Savills Siân will be focussing on valuations including large pub company portfolios and landlord and tenant/professional work. Paul will continue to deal with wide ranging sales, letting and acquisition instructions especially in central London. Kevin Marsh, head of licensed leisure at Savills, comments: “Siân and Paul bring with them a wealth of experience that will further strengthen our licensed leisure team at Savills and our ability to provide a full service offering to our clients nationwide. “The pub sector has really developed over the past few years with strong interest from investors and more competition to secure the prime assets, and we expect this to continue as the leisure market grows.” Key clients for the licensed leisure division include Enterprise Inns, Greene King, Punch Taverns, Fuller Smith and Turner, Young’s, Mitchells and Butlers, Natwest, RBS and Santander. Savills now has a team of 21 specialising in the pub and restaurant sectors. Source link
House price sentiment falls but households remain positive The impact of uncertainty in the wake of the Brexit vote is clear from the HPSI index reading for July, especially in light of the relative strength of sentiment in the run-up to the vote The latest Knight Frank and IHS Markit’s house price sentiment data covers July and provides the first indication of household sentiment on property prices since the EU referendum, with households across all price bands and tenures surveyed between the 14th and 18th of July. According to the latest results, households across the UK perceived that the value of their home slipped in July with respondents in nine of the 11 regions covered by the index believing prices fell over the course of the month. However, the future HPSI remains in positive territory – households expect the value of their home to rise over the next 12 months, but at the most modest rate since October 2012. Households in the South of England are more confident about price rises than those in the North of England, Scotland or Wales. Gráinne Gilmore, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, said: “The impact of uncertainty in the wake of the Brexit vote is clear from the HPSI index reading for July, especially in light of the relative strength of sentiment in the run-up to the vote. Although there has been a marked drop in the index, the readings are hovering around the ‘no-change’ mark, similar to levels in 2012/2013. As well as geographical variations, there are wide differences in expectations depending on age-groups, with those aged over-55 expecting the value of their home to dip over the next 12 months as well as those aged 18 to 24. All other age-groups expect prices to rise modestly.” Tim Moore, senior economist at IHS Markit, said: “The surge in economic uncertainty after the EU referendum weighed heavily on UK house price sentiment during July. The current prices index signalled the greatest month to month loss of momentum for at least seven-and-a-half years. Despite a sizeable fall since June, the latest reading signalled that house price sentiment was at a level last seen in early 2013 and only marginally downbeat overall. Households across all UK regions also indicated a sharp recalibration of their property price expectations for the next 12 months, led by those living in London and the South East. Before the EU referendum, more than five times as many UK households (43%) expected a year-ahead rise in property values as those that forecast a reduction (8%). By contrast, there is now a fairly even split between individuals expecting a rise in property values (26%) and those anticipating a decline over the next 12 months (23%). While it is too early to evaluate the full impact of the EU referendum on the UK property market, it is already clear that heightened uncertainty has cast a shadow over household sentiment. At the same time, fundamental imbalances between housing supply and demand have not changed materially, while lending conditions remain supportive. Nonetheless, a sharp jolt to consumer confidence in July has impacted swiftly on UK households’ perception of their property value, and this is also a signal that price expectations could remain highly sensitive to economic and political developments over the months ahead.” Source link