11 Jan, 2024 MONTAGU EVANS STRENGTHENS PLANNING TEAM WITH SENIOR DATA CENTRE AND LIFE SCIENCES SPECIALIST By Montagu Evans Planning and development consultancy Montagu Evans has appointed Ashley Collins as a Partner in its 100-strong Planning team. With over...
02 Aug, 2023 HMT THEMATIC REVIEW - CHALLENGES FOR HEALTHCARE By Gary Howes The NHS is potentially facing a fundamental change in its ability to review the value of its asset base under new proposals being...
25 Jul, 2023 REVIEWING EXISTING USE VALUE (EUV): A NEW PROFESSIONAL STANDARD By Gary Howes Yesterday’s publication of the new RICS Professional Standard for Existing Use Value (EUV) should bring renewed clarity to busy...
06 Jun, 2023 WHY SOLVING THE HOUSING CRISIS MEANS CLEARER PLANNING POLICY - FUTURE OF LONDON By Will Seamer Partnering with Future of London, Partner and Residential Valuation Advisory expert Will Seamer shares his insights on solving the...
22 May, 2023 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (IL): GAME CHANGER OR IL-CONCEIVED? By Sam Stackhouse Will Seamer On 17th March, the Government released its technical consultation on the proposed Infrastructure Levy (IL). The consultation runs until...
27 Feb, 2023 HEALTHCARE - WHAT DOES THE 2023 REVALUATION MEAN FOR YOU? By Ian Clark Annabelle Wilkins The draft figures for the 2023 revaluation have been published by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and will go live in six weeks’ time....
14 Feb, 2023 A FAIRER, GREENER, SCOTLAND - NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK 4 APPROVED By Andrew Dunbar Gregor Southall The revised draft of the Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4), which was first laid before the Scottish Parliament in November 2022,...
17 Nov, 2022 AUTUMN STATEMENT - THE IMPACT ON REVALUATION IN 2023 By Josh Myerson Today saw the Chancellor announce the autumn statement, which predictably focused on tax increases and spending cuts. Businesses may have...
04 Oct, 2022 SIX MONTHS UNTIL THE END OF APPEAL RIGHTS ON THE 2017 RATING LIST By Annabelle Wilkins What does this mean for you? If you are a ratepayer, you have six months to appeal against your 2017 rateable value. Your 2017 valuations...
14 Mar, 2022 RICS VALUATION REVIEW – WHAT NEXT? By Gary Howes With the 13 recommendations of Peter Pereira-Gray’s Valuation Review for the RICS accepted in their entirety, there is rightly a debate...
15 Jul, 2021 SPEAKING UP FOR CHANGE: WHY WE NEED MORE VOICES IN THE RICS DEBATE By Rob Bower There’s no question at the moment that these are challenging times for the RICS. Bonus structures are just the tip of the iceberg, and...
22 Mar, 2021 IT’S GOOD TO TALK: WHY THE VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY SHOULD RETURN TO THE TABLE By Josh Myerson Many will know that in addition to my day job at Montagu Evans, I am privileged to hold the position of President of the Rating...