Land & New Homes
News focusing on new homes, housing development, land acquisition and joint venture projects between agents and developers.
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Build-to-rent fails to meet demand despite record investment
Knight Frank says demand is outstripping supply of build-to-rent homes with regional markets suffering the most.
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Mayor delivers only a fraction of new builds needed in London
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has overseen just over 8,000 new build starts when 45,000 are required to meet demand.
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Lowest new build numbers for a decade
“We need more homes to support people at every stage of the moving journey," says Rightmove's Colleen Babcock.
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Major housebuilders face £4.5bn class action
More than 700,000 new-build buyers could be eligible for compensation under a class action alleging anti-competitive behaviour.
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Housebuilding target will be missed, admits Savills
Savills warns that new builds will total just over 837,000, well down on the Government's 1.5 million.
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Housebuilder slices £100,000 off asking prices
Vistry cut 17% from some of its house prices after suffering from falling sales and rising costs.
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Off-plan buyers ‘see £26,000 uplift before moving in’
Foxtons claims buyers of new-build homes in London can enjoy a big increase in value of their property.
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Two former Knight Frank employees launch start-up
Will Jordan and Charlie Steele set up Ashlawn Chase after working in Knight Frank’s land and development team.
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Major builder warns it can no longer invest in London
Planning barriers are stopping developers from investing in London, and it's making the housing crisis worse, says Berkeley’s Rob Perrins.
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New build prices suffer slump, Propertymark warns
Estate agents are seeing a fall in the amount asked for new build properties in many parts of UK.
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