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Posted on May 31, 2013
The housing market is gaining momentum, according to bbc.co.uk. After a turbulent few years, house prices have been rising steadily in recent times, with new results from Nationwide showing that prices are 1.1 per cent higher than a year ago. …
Continue reading →Posted on May 21, 2013
Weather forecasters have predicted torrential weather for this coming Bank Holiday weekend (May 25th/26th), with ‘hail stones the size of marbles’ reportedly on their way. That’s according to metro.co.uk, which revealed the news. Lightning storms are expected up and down …
Continue reading →Posted on May 17, 2013
The government’s Help to Buy scheme has taken little time in delivering a huge boost to the UK housing market, lifting the demand for property to its highest level in three years. New figures from the Royal Institute of Chartered …
Continue reading →Posted on May 17, 2013
A flat roof is a common type of covering for a variety of properties across the globe, from the humble garden shed to sky-high housing blocks. Many different materials are used to create flat roofs depending on where in the …
Continue reading →Posted on May 10, 2013
Winds of up to 72mph hit the UK last night (9 April) and forecasts suggest further wind and rain to come. The Bank Holiday weekend might have offered some unprecedented sunny weather, but the British public would be forgiven for resigning themselves once …
Continue reading →Posted on May 07, 2013
Educational establishments in Scotland are re-imagining existing spaces rather than creating new buildings, according to one architect. James Dick, who leads the Glasgow office of Sheppard Robson, told heraldscotland.com that colleges and universities do not actually always have to build …
Continue reading →Posted on April 27, 2013
New rules making it more difficult to appeal against planning applications are to be introduced later this year. The government today announced that the cost of taking an appeal to judicial review will increase from £60 to £235, whilst the …
Continue reading →Posted on April 22, 2013
Bungalows are key to solving Britain’s housing crisis, it has been claimed. A new report from the ‘Policy Exchange’ thinktank has claimed that more bungalows would make it easier for elderly people to downsize their home, potentially creating more space …
Continue reading →Posted on April 12, 2013
A row of newly-built houses in Bath are to be demolished and rebuilt after being refused retrospective planning permission. Planning officers at Bath and North East Somerset Council have ruled that the £725,000 houses in Walcot Street were built using …
Continue reading →Posted on April 09, 2013
Greater Manchester appears to be a veritable hotbed for construction as orders continually rose during the last six months of 2012, with the City of Manchester noted as one of the county’s best performing areas. Reported by bdaily.co.uk, it was …
Continue reading →Posted on April 02, 2013
The British weather is notoriously unpredictable. The start of the week can see temperatures of 20 degrees C and glorious sunshine, then by the weekend, there could be over a foot of snow on the ground. This ever-changing pattern of weather can …
Continue reading →Posted on March 29, 2013
Poultry sheds often incite more public objections than any other planning application, says a senior planning adviser. Ivan Moss, planning adviser at the National Farmers Union says the biggest mistake that farmers make is to think that people will agree …
Continue reading →Posted on March 28, 2013
Nearly seven in ten small construction firms believe a standard pre-qualification process for gaining access to buyers would aid their company, reports roofingtoday.co.uk. This was found in a recent survey from Constructionline, the UK’s only government-backed pre-qualification service, who asked …
Continue reading →Posted on March 27, 2013
An area in Shropshire has been hailed as one of the best in the UK for scoping out Art Deco properties by one expert. Historian and Art Deco aficionado Phil Faircloud took shropshirestar.com for a tour of Telford to show …
Continue reading →Posted on March 25, 2013
Brits could soon be able to make a wider range of improvements to their homes without having to gain planning permission. Planning minister Nick Boles shared his hopes for more relaxed planning laws in a conference with 150 building executives …
Continue reading →Posted on March 14, 2013
If you are planning on redeveloping or expanding your property then you may need to make a decision on which type of roof you need. Roof types are not exactly common knowledge even though people spend all their lives seeing …
Continue reading →Posted on March 05, 2013
We took delivery of our new ‘post pallets’ to allow extra storage of RubberBond membranes. This investment in this storage solution allows us to store pallets of RubberBond safely up to six high without causing any compression or damage to …
Continue reading →Posted on February 06, 2013
We are pleased to have completed our expansion to our new 17,000 sq. ft. warehousing in Sands Industrial Estate, High Wycombe. This necessary expansion has allows us to hold additional stock to cater for the increasing demand for RubberBond FleeceBack …
Continue reading →Posted on January 18, 2013
With the cold winter months already here, and a while to go before spring arrives, your garden is probably in need of a little TLC. If you’re an organised gardener you’ll have done this a few weeks ago, but if …
Continue reading →Posted on December 18, 2012
As a roofer, it is important to make sure you’re kitted out with the correct clothing. Not only will it help to keep you safe and protected during a job, the right clothing can also ensure you are comfortable while …
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