What is a listed building and what does it mean to me?
Listing began in 1882 when the first powers of protection for buildings and sites were established in England. Since this time the range of sites and structures listed have grown and once ‘listed’ they are protected by statutory powers. Historic England manage and curate the national Listing process. Information on the process and selection criteria ... Read more
What is a conservation area and what does it mean to me?
Reading Borough Council’s website provides no guidance at all on the requirements placed on property owners in Conservation areas. We hope this page will therefore be useful. We looked at the websites of a number of other councils and decided to draw the text below from the Bath and North East Somerset Council’s website on ... Read more
Planning update: November 2019
An interesting perspective on the Build to Let from Haslams MD Steve Woodford. The company research shows a total pipeline of 6.268 flats coming to EBC area with 1,650 being Build to Rent. Last week he spoke to Thames Tap about the numbers of Build-to-Rent flats in the Reading pipeline. He said: “My view is, ... Read more