The Government has made a commitment to more new homes being built in England using modern methods of construction (MMC). A centre for excellence is to be created for MMC across the North of England and Homes England is providing £38.2 million to help build 2,000 new homes in the sector. According to Housing Minister […]
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The Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Sector (PBSA) in the UK has grown by a record 5.3% in 2019 which equates to more than 34,000 new beds coming to the market. New research from student property platform StuRents shows that there is a considerable supply pipeline of 120,000 beds either approved or awaiting approval, and it is […]
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Legal & General Affordable Homes has announced that it has committed £750 million to new affordable housing projects throughout the UK, increasing its development pipeline to nearly 3,500 homes, across 41 schemes. It has undergone significant expansion over the last year as it strives to become the UK’s leading Institutional Registered Provider (IRP), with the […]
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The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has called on the Government to reform the way developers contribute to local communities after the City of London revealed that millions of pounds remain unspent. With so little transparency around developer contributions, the NFB lobbied the Government to introduce legislation requiring councils to publish details of where contributions […]
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Improving market sentiment in France is translating into stronger demand for luxury property with Paris leading the way in terms of sales and price growth which is now expanding into regional markets, according to a new analysis. Provence and the French Riviera, then Gascony and the French Alps have all seen growth with the Eurostar […]
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The Secretary of State for Housing has launched what is described as England’s most ambitious heritage preservation campaign for 40 years. Under the plans from Robert Jenrick local people will be empowered to nominate heritage buildings which are important to them and reflect their local area and identity, supported by a team of heritage expert. […]
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Three quarters of tenants in the private rented sector in the UK are happy to rent, and a third of those are happy to rent forever, according to new research. The study from buy to let marketplace lender Landbay also found that men are more likely to be happy renting forever at 36% compared to […]
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The average price of bare agricultural land in England and Wales has dipped slightly, down by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2019 to £6,975 per acre, the latest index report shows. This takes the total decline over the 12 month period to 1% and marks years of decline with average prices now down 9% […]
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People, especially older buyers, are more likely to buy a new build home if they get sufficient information leading to a better service during the buying process, a new study suggests. The majority, some 94% of people state that the customer service they receive when buying a home is important and 83% say that poor […]
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There are now 148,046 Build to Rent homes complete, under construction or in planning across the UK, up 20% compared to last year, with then number of completed units up 31%, new research has found. The Build to Rent sector is growing from strength to strength, according to the research commissioned by the British Property […]
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