Land & New Homes
News focusing on new homes, housing development, land acquisition and joint venture projects between agents and developers.
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Major housebuilder delivers blow to minister’s ‘build baby build’ plans
Taylor Wimpey will not return to pre-pandemic output levels this decade as analysts warn that almost all major housebuilders are now scaling back activity.
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Zoopla matches buyers with affordable new builds
The portal launches a new tool that links property buyers with new homes in their price range.
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Big estate agency calls on Government to back build-to-rent
LRG chief warns Labour's 1.5 million homes target cannot be achieved without prioritising the BTR sector.
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Shock data reveals home building unviable in half England
Zoopla's analysis reveals Government's 1.5 million homes target is unachievable as building costs have risen faster than house prices.
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New build sales in London ‘dry up’, major agency warns
Marc von Grundherr at Benham & Reeves says new build transactions in the Capital now make up less than 1% of the total.
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New Housing Secretary slams ‘unacceptable’ planning figures
Steve Reed vows to leave ‘no stone unturned’ in drive to speed up build process after planning applications fall to record low.
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Housebuilding giants renew marketing deals with Zoopla
Property website, Zoopla, has confirmed that three major housebuilders will continue to use the platform to promote the benefits and boost buyer visibility of new homes. Bellway, Bloor and Gleeson Homes are seeking to optimise their marketing to generate a flow of high quality buyers to support sales rates and greater ROI at a time when the home building industry is facing growing competition from the resale market. With Zoopla consumer research showing that 70% of buyers are open to new builds, but only 7% explicitly look for them, the platform has invested in innovations to support its housebuilder clients. Within its map-based search experience, new homes are highlighted, as well as promoted across the website’s most-viewed pages. Zoopla is also the only property website in the country that enables consumers to search specifically for new-build homes which are part of the Own New – Rate Reducer and The Deposit Unlock Scheme, which enables buying a new home with just a 5% deposit. Driving buying consideration for new homes Products tailored specifically for the new homes market are designed to help housebuilders reach new audiences, including in-search ads, premium listings and featured developments, which increases the exposure of a development…
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‘Failing’ London Mayor to miss home building target
Sadiq Khan oversaw only 347 new build starts between April and June despite having a target of thousands to achieve.
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Shock data reveals housebuilding has hit ten-year low
Despite the Government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes, house building numbers have fallen since they came to power.
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Angela Rayner putting 1.5m new homes target ‘at risk’
Housing experts say the Deputy Prime Minister's tough new anti-land banking measures will pit councils against developers in costly legal battles.
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