Archive for October, 2008

NI council reorganisation announced: Local Government Chronicle

Belfast City Council will take over parts of neighbouring Lisburn, Castlereagh and North Down districts under plans to reform local government in Northern Ireland. A new Newry and Down District Council will cover the whole of the Mournes Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, including some of the existing Banbridge district.
 
The reorganisation of local government will [...]

Finding SOLACE in Belfast: Local Government Chronicle

 
SOLACE delegates who have not visited Belfast for a few years will be amazed as they look out from the windows of the Waterfront Hall during this week’s [next week's] annual conference. Below them is the emerging ‘Titanic Quarter’ – Europe’s largest waterfront development.
 
The last time SOLACE held its conference in Belfast was 11 years [...]

House prices fall further: Primelocation

House prices fell by 12.4% in the last year, according to the latest figures from the UK’s second largest mortgage lender, the Nationwide Building Society. Analysis from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors suggests that even larger falls may be on their way.
See story at http://www.primelocation.com/news/house-prices-fall-further/