Bloom ranks swell as Daniel Connolly joins the team
Team Bloom continues to grow! A warm welcome to our newest recruit Daniel Connolly, who has joined us as a Graduate Building Surveyor. Dan holds a Masters degree in Building Surveying from Nottingham Trent University, and his expertise will be crucial as we ramp up our building surveying work in 2025. Josh Ward-Jones MRICS, director […]
Smart Buildings Magazine interviews Charlotte Whincup about the road to Carbon Zero
“Begin with a challenging target” and go out strong “rather than having to add elements later down the line”. This week, Bloom director Charlotte Whincup reveals the best way to implement a net-zero property strategy in an interview with Smart Buildings magazine. At Bloom, we’re committed to helping our clients place sustainable development at the […]
Charlotte Whincup: “Book your home survey asap!”
Surveys have the power to make or break a property purchase. And that’s as true for an office block in the City of London as it is for a semi in Surbiton. As Bloom’s Charlotte Whincup tells Homebuilding and Renovating magazine’s reporter Sarah Warwick today, the increasing use of sophisticated desktop valuations by mortgage lenders […]
Gareth Belsham: “Government building targets are pie in the sky.”
People are often conflicted when it comes to housebuilding: 1. Everyone gets that Britain needs more homes. 2. A lot of people back the idea of building more homes. 3. Almost no-one wants lots of new homes on their doorstep. In other words, people will happily support – and vote for – more housebuilding, just […]
Gareth Belsham: “Housebuilding is stuck in reverse.”
Commercial construction is surging ahead but housebuilding is stuck in reverse, PMI data released today has revealed. Here at Bloom we’re working with several commercial property developers who are pressing the button on previously paused investment plans, as well as many landlords who are investing in repair and refurbishment to generate extra value from their […]
Josh Ward-Jones speaks to Insider Media about the growing construction industry
Official data shows construction is now Britain’s fastest growing industry, and as Bloom director Josh Ward-Jones MRICS tells Insider Media, it has become a hotspot in the UK’s cooling economy. The Office for National Statistics has confirmed that new orders for commercial construction in the third quarter were up a modest 2.8% compared to Q3 […]
Charlotte Whincup to join SFG20 panel
The Prime Minister has just confirmed the UK’s ambitious new climate target – an 81% cut in carbon emissions by 2035. No-one in the property sector should underestimate the scale of this target and the work required if we are to play our part in reaching it. The built environment accounts for a quarter of […]
New Beginnings
Today Bloom Building Consultancy officially opens its doors for the first time. It’s a day of professional pride and personal excitement for our whole team. We’ve come together to provide independent, expert advice to investors, landlords, lenders, developers and end users across all real estate sectors. Between us we have over 50 years’ experience in […]