DRK

Author: David Kemp

/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Finding decent opportunities in the market is for many property investors and developers a daily task involving speaking with agents, using online search tools to look for vacant or ‘opportunity’

/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 */.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Local planning authorities are not great fans of permitted development and prior approval, especially of the new Class MA permitted development rights, which make it easier for developers to convert

/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Earlier this year we wrote about the (then) new Class MA permitted development (PD) rights and why we in the property consulting world, were so excited about it. Just to recap, the

/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} We are in the early stages of the consideration of the Levelling Up and Regeneration (LUR) Bill. There is of course a journey ahead before what has been announced actually

/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} For many SME property developers and investors, the prospect of building a property development business or portfolio can seem exciting, yet daunting, not least due to the complexities of the

/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The Class MA permitted development right has now been with us for just over 12 months.  As applications proceed through the planning system, local planning authorities are beginning to adapt

/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 */.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} When any planning application goes in, it requires monitoring and chasing.  The job is only ever ‘half done’ just by submitting the application.  Applicants need to chase up registration, and

/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The degree to which kitchen and cooking facilities are allowed in HMOs can often cause considerable confusion among developers.  This can arise mainly due to overlap between Planning and Housing

/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 */.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Permitted development rights under Class MA came into force from 21st April 2021 (SI 2021 No.428).  In the time since then, local planning authorities have been adapting to the changes to

/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Last month, we looked at the issue of ‘Conversion Stress’ and how you can overcome this to unearth opportunities in your target area.  This relates to policy imposed by the