Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is an increasingly talked about topic in the property industry but what does it really mean and how is it achieved? In brief, BNG means approaching a development with the aim of leaving the biodiversity, being the plant and animal life in a given habitat, in…
On 14th October 2019, Leon Fear was a panellist at the MIPIM UK Summit held at the Old Billingsgate Centre, London. The discussion topic was “Investment Insights from Leading Responsible Investment Family Offices” where family offices provided their insights on real estate industry trends and investment opportunities across the UK. …
In the latest of our series of articles with business leaders, Gemma Wilks, Executive Search Consultant at Moon Executive Search sits down with Leon Fear, Director at Fear Group, to talk about residential and commercial property investment in the South West and what the next investment opportunity looks like. Bristol’s…
There is a lot of uncertainty and some concern as to what the effect might be on various areas of business in the UK following our departure from the European Union, which is almost certainly now going to be delayed past the original date of Brexit on 29th March 2019.…
Original article written by Leon Fear for Business Leader as featured on their website on 29th August 2018. To view the original, please click here. __________________________________________________ The British high street appeared to be thriving when I was growing up with new local shopping centres cropping up in most medium sized towns.…
Bristol is often cited in national newspapers and magazines as a great place to live and work, and that is undoubtably true, but the counties that border one of Britain’s great investment & lifestyle hotspots have their attractions too! South Gloucestershire lies to the North & West of Bristol and…
Original article written by Leon Fear for Business Leader as featured on their website on 7th June 2018. To view the original, please click here. __________________________________________________ Not a day goes by in the UK where house prices aren’t mentioned and perhaps for very good reason. One of the key issues is the…
Original article written by Stephen Fear for the Bristol Post on 7th February 2018 (also featured on BristolPost.co.uk on 9th February 2018). ______________________________________ Stephen Fear, founder and chief executive of Bristol-based land and planning company Fear Group, on why Bristol needs to consider building homes on greenfield and greenbelt land. Housing is…
We have said many times that we believe in prioritising development close to railway stations and sustainable infrastructure, and this is particularly the case when it comes to building new homes. As pressure increases on all transport infrastructure across the UK, looking to increase density of housing near to existing…
At Fear Group we have specialised in obtaining planning approval for nearly 50 years. For us it has always been about working with landowners, planning officers and, most importantly, the local community, to achieve a result which works for everyone. As an example, in 2007 we started the process of…
Original article written by Leon Fear for the Business Leader Magazine – Issue 17: January – March 2017, also featured on Business Leader Magazine Website on 27th March 2017 (please click here). To view an online version of the article within the full magazine (see pages 24/25) please click here.…
As we approach the implementation of Article 50, whereby we will see the beginning of the UK’s separation from its ties with EU, what does this mean for the property market and, in particular, housing? Whether we as a nation are part of the EU or not, people still need…
Property is such an important part of everything we do that good robust planning regulation is vital in keeping urban sprawl in check. The Green Belt was first mooted in 1935 and then introduced in 1947 as part of The Town & Country Planning Act, so that our Cities, Towns,…
According to a report in The Economist the American Housing Market is the world’s largest asset class, worth $26 trillion, more that America’s entire stockmarket. If Donald Trump really wants to build a wall then perhaps he should dig up the dollars buried beneath the surface in this massive concentration…