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New Water Connections for Developments: What Housebuilders Need to Know

Getting water to a new development sounds like it should be one of the simpler parts of a build. It rarely is. New water connections carry a process, a set of charges and a programme that catch out developers who leave them until the diggers are already on site. Here is what housebuilders and commercial developers actually need to know before that point.

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Britain's £160m pub market revealed as World Cup fever renews love for British boozers

The latest research from LandSale , the property portal dedicated to land and rural property, has found that there are currently an estimated 426 pubs listed for sale across Great Britain, with a combined asking value approaching £160m, as England's run to the knockout stages of the World Cup once again shines a spotlight on our love for the Great British boozer.

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Property management becoming a specialist discipline as letting agents face growing regulatory pressures

The latest research by property management specialist, Rushbrook & Rathbone, has found that whilst the vast majority of letting agents believe the demands of managing rental properties have increased significantly in recent years, most continue to manage the function entirely in-house despite recognising that property management and winning new business now require fundamentally different...

Hosepipe ban: expert advises against cutting your lawn

With the UK experiencing another hot summer, several water companies, including Anglian Water, have introduced hosepipe bans and water restrictions. The measures present a challenge for gardeners across the country, who must find ways to keep their plants and outdoor spaces healthy and thriving without relying on water.

With this in mind, an expert from MyBuilder.com , the reliable...

UK Land & Farms closes after 18 years

UK Land & Farms, the long-running UK property portal dedicated to farms, land and rural property, has ceased operating after 18 years.

The website went offline on 2nd July 2026, bringing to an end one of the UK's longest-established specialist platforms for rural property listings. Launched in 2008 by the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC), part of Lloyds Banking Group, the...

The Property Franchise Group and Coadjute sign major compliance partnership

Coadjute, the UK's fastest growing AML compliance service for property professionals, today announced a new long-term partnership with The Property Franchise Group plc (TPFG), the UK's largest estate agent franchise group.

The agreement marks a significant expansion of the relationship between the two organisations following TPFG's rollout of the Coadjute platform to support AML...

Britain Can’t Build Its Way Out. So the Smart Money Is Refurbishing Instead

Britain has a building problem, and it is not the one most people think. The shortage everyone talks about is bricks and mortar: too few homes, too little quality office space, a development pipeline running on empty. The shortage nobody planned for is people. There are not enough builders to put up what the country says it needs, and there will be fewer still by the end of the decade....

OneDome's TV Campaign, "The New Way" Exceeds 1 million YouTube Views

OneDome, the housing and fintech company building the Operating System for homebuyers, has announced that its first television advert, "The New Way," has achieved over 1 million views on YouTube since its launch in May. The rapid uptake underscores a growing consumer appetite for a more integrated and digital-first approach to buying and selling property.

The advertising created in...

Heatwave costs pupils £456m in future earnings

The recent UK heatwave could reduce pupils' future earnings by an estimated £456m, after soaring temperatures forced more than 500 secondary schools to close or partially close on 25th June 2026.

The estimate comes from Fund the Future, an initiative pioneered by Yopa, which analysed school closures reported during the recent heatwave before applying previous government research...

No-Fault Eviction Is a No-Go. Here's What Replaced It

For nearly forty years, one section of one Act did most of the heavy lifting in England’s rented sector. Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 let a landlord end an assured shorthold tenancy without giving a reason, as long as the paperwork was right and the timing was clean. It was quick, it was certain, and for tenants it carried a particular kind of dread. The no-reason notice through the...

Industrial Noise Is Killing Residential Planning Applications

There is a particular kind of site that looks perfect on paper. A disused yard, an old depot, a parcel of cleared industrial land on the edge of a town, close to transport and services, exactly the sort of brownfield plot the government is urging developers to build on. The land is cheap, the policy backing is strong, and the housing need is obvious.

Then the noise assessment comes...

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