Vaz challenges muddled response to reforms

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The UK construction industry is most keen to see an acceleration of the planning process, according to Keith Vaz, shadow minister for planning. He believes that the Labour party's plans for the reform of the planning system have been wrongly interpreted, with too much emphasis being placed on the possible relaxation of planning guidance on out-of-town shopping centres. He has announced plans including setting strict timetables for planning inquiries, appeals and call-ins by the secretary of state.

Planning, Political activity, Labour Party (United Kingdom), Urban policy, Vaz, Keith

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Success rates up in bouncy market

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The UK housing market appears to be becoming stronger, despite the decline in volume growth. The six leading auction houses in London, England, saw sales up by 26% in volume in the third quarter of 1996 from the year-earlier period, but this was down compared with early summer 1996. Auction houses report high success rates, and regard this as the real indication of the strength of the market, rather than the volume of sales.

Residential Buildings, Residential Building Construction, Residential construction, Statistics, House buying, Home buying

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An all-time low: Efficiency measures implemented by the VOA's controversial ex-chief executive have lowered morale at the agency to unprecedented depths

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Former Valuation Office Agency (VOA) chief executive Veronica Lowe implemented several changes such as a reduction in the number of local VOA offices, the loss of an entire regional management tier and the demotion of statutory valuation officers to case workers. Morale is low and Michael Johns, has been appointed to oversee the reduction of the remaining staff to the target levels.

Valuation, Real property, Real estate appraisal

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