Land & New Homes
News focusing on new homes, housing development, land acquisition and joint venture projects between agents and developers.
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‘Holiday lets and second homes must be banned across UK’
Carl Les, Leader of North Yorkshire Council, wants local authorities to be given powers to restrict ownership of new properties to local people.
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Developers say hitting Labour’s 1.5m new homes target ‘easy’
Nearly two-thirds of developers surveyed by lender are ‘confident’ the UK can meet the Government’s ambitious housebuilding target.
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Big house builder warns Labour to help first time buyers
The boss of Persimmon says it will soon be the first time in 60 years there is no help for FTBs, as he warns the Government it will miss its housebuilding target.
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Build-to-rent sector being hit heavily by latest tax change
In a little-noticed tax change – the abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief (MDR) – the Government has caused serious damage to the build-to-rent (BTR) sector.
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LAUNCH: Tech ‘game changer’ for letting agents looking to crack BTR
Property Sense’s software will enable estate agents to pre-qualify residents before construction even begins on BTR developments.
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Big opportunity for agents as Labour reveals 100 new town bids
In a potential sales bonanza for estate agents, the Government has announced major new towns plans.
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‘House builders buoyed by Labour’s 1.5m homes promise’
Housebuilders have doubled their activities in the land market over the last 12 months says Head of Development Land at Knight Frank, Charlie Hart.
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PLANNING: ‘Forget bats and newts’, Reeves tells house builders
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she was "genuinely shocked" at how slow the planning process for new build homes was.
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Big builder launches ‘model home’ to trial new technology
The house will provide a test bed for innovative new materials and techniques and enable the developer to be at the forefront of construction innovation.
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Homes target only ‘a dent’ in total needed, housing secretary admits
Angela Rayner, who is Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, told MPs that 1.5 million new houses in five years will not be enough to deal with the housing supply crisis.
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