http://prop-arazzi.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:40:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The long anticipated Planning Bill is due for its Third Reading in the House of Lords this evening. The Bill is highly controversial as it is seen by NGOs and environmentalists as a mechanism for central Government to force through locally unpopular schemes such as new roads, airports and coal ... http://prop-arazzi.com/2008/11/18/the-planning-bill/ The University of Ulster Quarterly House Price Index is out this morning which will show that the average house price in NI has fallen over £46k in 12 months. Sam McBride in today's Newsletter has written a great article which outlines that you would have actually saved money staying in ... http://prop-arazzi.com/2008/11/18/hotel-vs-house-cheaper-to-go-5-star/ Last night the Belfast Telegraph Property Awards were held in Belfast last night - here are some of the winners: Young Property Agent of the Year: Alana Simpson from Osborne King Commercial Property Agency of the Year and Commercial Letting Agency of the Year: BTWShiells Residential Property Agency of the Year: Halifax Estate ... http://prop-arazzi.com/2008/11/14/belfast-telegraph-property-awards/  Some of the Weber Shandwick team L to R: Kevin Neilan, Sonya Cassidy, Alison Park and Chris Brown Weber Shandwick's Managing Director with Conall McDevitt, Minister for Social Development Margaret Ritchie MLA and David Ferguson from the Department for Social Development. Philip Gilpin and John Robinson meets the Minister for Social Development, ... http://prop-arazzi.com/2008/11/12/dsd-ministerial-breakfast-photos/ ShareThis http://prop-arazzi.com/2008/11/12/188/ We hosted a very successful event this morning with Department for Social Development. Please see below for the governmnet press release. Photos to follow.  Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA has emphasised how urban regeneration must be linked to improving the local economy. The Minister was the first guest at a Belfast ... http://prop-arazzi.com/2008/11/12/minister-talks-regeneration-for-breakfast/ Environment Minister Sammy Wilson today revealed a review of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) would take place in 2011 but not in the lifetime of this Assembly due to elections in May that year. The Minister insisted during an Assembly debate on environmental governance that time needed to pass for ... http://prop-arazzi.com/2008/11/11/environment-agency-has-been-breath-of-fresh-air-wilson-tells-assembly/ Belfast artist Brendan Jamison has used 11, 000 sugar cubes to make a model of a building that is to be built in the Catherdral Quarter in the city. Great PR for the the property development team and a very fresh approach. Rumour has it that at over 11, 000 lumps ... http://prop-arazzi.com/2008/11/11/sweetbelfast-building-made-from-sugar/ Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA is to address an audience of business leaders on Wednesday 12 November in Belfast. The event will look into Urban Regeneration in Northern Ireland and has been sponsored by Weber Shandwick. If you would like to attend please contact Chris Brown at chbrown@webershandwick.com.ShareThis http://prop-arazzi.com/2008/11/10/social-development-minister-ritchie-to-address-weber-shandwick-ni-business-breakfast/ The Audit Office is set to report to the NI Assembly's  Public Accounts Committee next year on the current state of the planning system in Northern Ireland at the same time as an internal departmental review by the Department of the Environment is to look into efficiency issues at the service. With ... http://prop-arazzi.com/2008/10/17/ni-planning-service-to-be-scrutinisedtwice/