The consultation period on the Planning Gain Supplement (PGS) recently came to an end (February 28th) with many in the industry agreeing that the government still has gaping holes in its proposals for this controversial tax.
The search is on to find tenants for a characterful former fire station building in Gloucester city centre which has been converted into quality office accommodation.
A raft of new contract wins and client instructions for leading Nottingham-based surveyors, Bruton Knowles, has led to the expansion of the commercial team with the appointment of Lindsay McGowan as senior commercial surveyor.
With the region still benefiting from a strong economy and a substantial ongoing programme of regeneration and development, the surveying profession in the West Midlands has almost become a victim of its own success.