Sales and buyer enquiries continue to slip: RICS ow.ly/Xpco30jtnpp

The delivery of social housing in rural areas has fallen from 33,490 to 5,380 over the past 9 years. If we want to make sure that rural communities have enough truly affordable homes, the government must support local authorities to build them. #PlanningForPeople

Business Matters: A focus upon delivery - draft NPPF and the housing delivery test ow.ly/qovd30jzjAO

Court of Appeal Uses Real World Valuation Principles An empty office block in Blackpool was given a rateable value (RV) of £490,000 by the local valuation officer, who made the valuation based on the expected rent for which the building could be let. ow.ly/a3Tq30jG4WO

There is less than a week to respond to the consultation on the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which aims to help the make planning rules fairer, and close the gap between planning permissions granted and homes built out. ow.ly/ZkGF30jVJZp

When tenants discovered that their landlord had bought insurance over their flats, including the structure of the building, when they had already purchased insurance cover for themselves, the resulting argument ended up in the Upper Tribunal ow.ly/uPCl30jWQwx

Flats Development 'No Pets' Policy Passes High Court Test If your tenancy agreement contains a 'no pets' policy, the fact that your pet does not cause any issues for other tenants will not prevent your landlord from enforcing its removal. ow.ly/lHVs30jWR7j