All Posts in Category: Plymouth Office

Solar Gains – Solar shines as Wind blown off course

Posted on May 19, 2015 News, Plymouth Office
As most people are fully aware, solar farms now dominate large swathes of the South West’s countryside and now form an ever increasing share of the UK’s energy supply. Across the UK in 2014 almost 2,000 renewable energy projects with construction contracts worth £5.2 billion were awarded of which solar contributed £1.7bn, a record amount. […] Read more

Minimum Energy Efficient Standard Regulations – Energy Act 2011

Posted on April 23, 2015 News, Plymouth Office
The system of obtaining an EPC rating for commercial property when a property is either sold or let is now well established. The Government has now published its response to a recent consultation and whilst it is still waiting for parliamentary approval, the guidance for the future is now clearer. Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) […] Read more

Notional Rent – Don’t Be Complacent

Posted on March 31, 2015 News, Plymouth Office
It is common knowledge that all aspects of the property market have been affected by the economic downturn, and it is all too easy to assume that this is the case for Notional Rents on surgery premises. However Stratton Creber Commercial has recognised, through continued success in negotiating increases in Current Market Rents throughout the […] Read more

Planning Reform

Posted on March 31, 2015 News, Plymouth Office
The Government has attempted to simplify planning and deliver growth through changes to the planning system and publication of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) plus 2 sets of planning reform measures as well as consultation on a third potential set of changes. David Cameron identified the planning system required reform in March 2011 by […] Read more

The future of Business Rates – what do we think?

Posted on February 25, 2015 News, Plymouth Office
There is hardly a week that goes by without mention in the news about the future of the Business Rates system. The most frequent questions I am asked about business rates are “what is likely to happen to the system, when will it happen and how will it affect my business? The government has clearly […] Read more

Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR) – A positive change?

Posted on February 09, 2015 News, Plymouth Office
It is now approaching a year since the rights of Landlords in respect of the recovery of arrears changed significantly with the introduction of CRAR which became effective from 6th April 2014. The new legislation raised a number of concerns from property owners, but as a brief reminder some of the changes meant that: • […] Read more

Business Rates Set To Increase

Posted on December 04, 2014 News, Plymouth Office
With RPI standing at 2.3% in September 2014, business rates bills are set to increase by a minimum of 2.3% from April 2015. Estimates are that assessments with RV £18,000 or more will be charged 0.493p in the £ and smaller assessments at 0.482p. With elections upcoming the Government may offer to add to the […] Read more