All headlines for 2012

The Unexpected Dangers of Asbestos

Date Posted: 23/12/2012

With the plethora of building regulations in place and the focus on safety in both building and maintaining property it is perhaps surprising that issues with the discovery of asbestos still remain quite common.

Homeowners stay put and renovate as market stutters

Date Posted: 17/09/2012

With the housing market stuck in the doldrums, homeowners are increasingly opting to improve their existing property rather than move home, according to new research from RICS.

Supporting the Hull Heritage Open Days

Date Posted: 03/09/2012

We are proud to support Hull Civic Society in it's Hull Heritage Open Days event, running from 6th to 9th September 2012.

The importance of appointing a CDM Co-ordinator

Date Posted: 20/08/2012

A recent legal case, reported in the APS Digest, reported on the case of a contractor and client fined by the HSE for failure to appoint a CDM Co-ordinator.

Belvedere Academy successful conclusion

Date Posted: 01/08/2012

DMP have completed their second commission for the Belvedere Academy in Liverpool.

It's important to keep your Insurance Reinstatement Valuations up to date

Date Posted: 30/07/2012

Making sure we are fully insured is obviously important to us all in both our business and personal lives but, from a business point of view, one of the most important aspects of insurance is to ensure that our premises are protected to their full value.

New lease set to inject life back into the British high street

Date Posted: 20/07/2012

RICS has launched a free small business retail lease to attract new and independent retailers into vacant high street space.

DMP help in the Ambition Event at Hessle High School

Date Posted: 10/07/2012

As part of our commitment to giving back time to schools and our Corporate Social Responsibility policy, DMP put aside a morning to attend the Ambition Event at Hessle High School.

Land Registry launch pilot anti-fraud scheme for property owners

Date Posted: 12/06/2012

Property owners can now sign up to a pilot Land Registry anti-fraud scheme to stop sales, mortgages or other dealings with their property by fraudsters.

Revised tree preservation regime finalised

Date Posted: 07/06/2012

There have been two key changes, from the proposals, in the new Tree Preservation Order (TPO) regime for England.

HSE announce re-write of the CDM Regulations

Date Posted: 30/05/2012

The Health and Safety Executive announced, at an Association for Project Safety event on 10th May 2012 in London, that they will be re-drafting the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations for reissue in 2014.

New nature zones named

Date Posted: 04/05/2012

New nature zones covering hundreds of thousands of hectares are to be set up across England, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has announced.

New flood risk advice published

Date Posted: 25/04/2012

New guidance for local authorities on planning in flood risk areas has been published by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the National Flood Forum.

 

Listed buildings become crime scenes

Date Posted: 11/04/2012

The first comprehensive survey on the effect of crime on England's historic buildings and sites, commissioned by English Heritage (EH), indicated that some 70,000 listed buildings - nearly 19 per cent of the total in England - were physically harmed by crime last year. In the case of 30,000 listed buildings - or eight per cent of the entire stock - the damage was substantial.

Changes to Energy Performance Certificate Requirements

Date Posted: 07/04/2012

Significant changes in the requirements for delivering Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) came into effect from 6 April 2012, and RICS members need to ensure that they are geared up to deal with them.

Delaney Marling support the new Hull & Humber RICS Local Association.

Date Posted: 29/03/2012

 

After much planning the new Hull & Humber RICS Local Association has been launched at RICS networking event that was supported by over 70 property professionals from the surveying, legal and architectural sectors.  

 

New guidance on development on contaminated land

Date Posted: 29/02/2012

Long-awaited revised regulations and guidance over the development of contaminated land have been laid in Parliament by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.