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Evidence on Business Rates to the National Assembly’s Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee
Andrew West, Director of Business Rates at Cooke & Arkwright gave evidence, on behalf of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Wales, to the National Assembly’s Economy, Infrastructure and…
Plasdŵr, Cardiff’s garden city puts down roots
Work on Cardiff’s £2bn ‘garden city’, Plasdŵr is due to start in autumn 2016 after the lead developer, Redrow Homes, agreed Section 106 terms with Cardiff Council to deliver planning…
Cardiff named sixth most prosperous city in the UK
Barclays UK Prosperity Map, which provides an in-depth view of the different prosperity drivers across the UK regions, shows that Cardiff saw one of the largest increases in SME turnover…
Construction industry faces challenges
The building and construction industry continues to face supply shortages of raw materials, skills and labour, as reported in the latest RICS UK Construction Market Survey. Along with financial restraints…
Ratepayers’ anxious wait nearly over
After a much criticised two-year postponement, the new 2017 rating assessments will finally be available on 30th September 2016. Six months later, on 1st April 2017, the revaluation of business…
Significant developments in hands of Welsh Ministers
Welsh Ministers are to determine applications for energy generation of up to 350 MW under proposals set out in the Wales Bill which is currently progressing through the House of…