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Tony Rimmer of Rostons is pleased to welcome Alice Kearns to the Rostons team as a Graduate Surveyor, as of the 7th September. Alice has just completed a Masters in Rural Estate and Land Management from Harper Adams University, with her Undergraduate Degree being in Agriculture. Alice has grown up and lives in rural Cheshire, … Read more
In a recent Westminster Policy Forum, the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) Director, Tim Wood announced that work on Northern Powerhouse Rail routes could start by the mid-2020s and will form a key part of a northern infrastructure pipeline. Mr Wood believes that they will have spades in the ground this decade, with preferred routes and … Read more
In the most recent Property Week Magazine, Chester has been ranked third place in the latest “Hot 100 Housing Index” collated exclusively by this magazine. Robert Ikin, Residential Sales Director of Rostons has stated that “This ranking highlights the most desirable UK residential property investment locations based on value for money. The number of Primary … Read more
After the lifting of lockdown restrictions, there have been a number of significant developments in the Residential property market. Robert Ikin FRICS, the Residential Sales Director at Rostons based just south of Chester has reported that “Estate Agents across the country have been delighted to return to their normal activity following lockdown and very pleasantly … Read more
Yesterday DEFRA announced that greening requirements as part of the Basic Payment Scheme Application from 2021 will no longer be required. The previous greening requirements, that required farmers to carry out specific practices (including the 3 crop rule and the requirement to have Ecological Focus Areas) in order to maximise their BPS payment was an … Read more
This week HS2 has written to all landowners, occupiers and agents along the route of Phase 2A in relation to access to their land for surveys to be undertaken. Previously HS2 have entered into licences with landowners and occupiers to allow them to access to land to undertake surveys, however, from mid-July when licences expire, … Read more
The Welsh Government have confirmed the proposed route of the Flintshire Corridor from the A55-A5119 Northop junction to the A494 and A550 to the north of Deeside Parkway, utilising the Flintshire Bridge. The main aim of the proposal is to improve the reliability and journey times and to improve active travel routes. The preliminary design … Read more
Recently plans have been submitted to a Government-backed review that envisages running HS2 services through a tunnel under Manchester before crossing The Pennines to Bradford, Leeds, York and Newcastle. It would in effect combine the plans for HS2 with the proposed Northern Powerhouse Rail Project which will link Liverpool with Leeds. It is not so … Read more
The Rostons team are starting to get enquiries from both vendors and purchasers alike for straw for the 2020 season. Andrew Wallace, who for many years has conducted straw sales throughout North Shropshire, Cheshire and North Wales, he is pleased to be getting so many enquiries, despite the current Covid-19 position. Having reviewed the regulations … Read more