Newcastle City Council is currently applying to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Erik Pickles for a blanket ban on the display of lettings boards in Gosforth, Jesmond, Heaton, Spital Tongues, Shieldfield and Sandyford. While the resident in me wishes to see our streets cleaned up of multiple boards, the professional lettings […]
Read moreNewcastle City Council has decided that the root cause of noise complaints and anti-social behaviour in Heaton, Sandyford, Jesmond and South Gosforth is multi-occupancy houses with the finger of blame being pointed straight at students. The knee-jerk reaction from our Council was to impose Article 4 Directions, meaning any development requires planning permission. Despite significant […]
Read moreMany of our investors who are not familiar with the north east are often surprised by the legal arrangement concerning what are known as ‘Tyneside Flats’. The flats, most of which were built around 1900-1940, were designed to fill a need for high density housing. They were usually well built 2 storey terraces and semi […]
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