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ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Summer 2022 Update
GENERAL ECONOMY The UK economy has had to weather multiple storms in recent years, with; BREXIT, the COVID pandemic, war in Ukraine, rising inflation a lack of real growth from…
MARKET IMPACTS FOR HOLIDAY PARKS Summer Update 2022
IMPACT ON VALUES The traditional approach to valuing leisure and tourist parks and other trading entities is the Profits Method of valuation. When considering this approach, the valuer analyses the…
THE MARINE INDUSTRY Summer Update 2022
The last 12 months pre Covid saw a more even performance across major marine sectors, with stable business activity across domestic and overseas markets, driven by gains in boat and…
2020 Leisure Sector Review
The 2020 Travel Survey conducted in July 2020 by Michael Paul Holidays heard how the pandemic had impacted the plans of hundreds of British holidaymakers and found out what kind…
2020 Residential Sector Review
The residential parks market broadly mirrors the peaks and troughs of the traditional housing market. The end of 2020 saw UK house prices 6.5% higher than a year before- the…
The Impact of Planning
Policy changes on a national and local level have impacted on the assessment of parks, the feasibility of development and in turn park values. At a localised level, nearly all…
Permitted Development Rights Extended
During 2020, the 28 day permitted development rule allowing camping to take place on land without planning permission was extended to 56 days to the end of December 2020. However few people realise it was then extended again to the end of 2021. This could make a huge difference on parks with additional land to…
How Rewilding Can Benefit Your Business
Thanks to rewilding projects, many enchanting strokes of colour are being repainted into British landscapes. Evergreen forests are spreading over Highland mountainsides, Lynx will likely soon be prowling the undergrowth…