Land & New Homes
News focusing on new homes, housing development, land acquisition and joint venture projects between agents and developers.
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Less parking, more space says developer
Modernise parking, CIL and space standards to build more homes, says Moda Living. Moda Living, a developer and operator of homes for rent, with major schemes in six UK cities, has called for greater flexibility around stringent planning demands for car park spaces. In its response to the housing white paper consultation, the company said that overly restrictive car parking standards requiring inappropriate levels of car parking, exceed the requirements of the Build to Rent market as renters are increasingly “asset-light” choosing to use ride share companies like Uber or car hire brands like Zip Car. Moda Living has a pipeline of 5,000 homes across the UK’s biggest cities, it also wants reform of overly restrictive national residential space standards. Tony Brooks, Managing Director of Moda Living, said, “Huge investment is going in to considerable shared areas that residents will be free to access. It’s essential these things are considered when planners are totting up the amount of space a resident has access to. Given the choice between a tiny private balcony you can’t fit a table on to or having a slice of a much bigger, shared space, it makes sense that we consider how we can offer people…
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137 new homes sold in eight hours
137 homes were snapped up in less than eight hours during Bellway Homes’ Help to Buy event in March.
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Demand outstrips supply by 100% for new homes in Manchester
Demand outstrips supply when it comes to new homes, with the gap growing wider every month. The latest statistic being that over 1,000 sales enquiries have been received from potential buyers of apartments currently under construction at the new Middlewood Locks canal side development just a few minutes’ walk from Manchester’s Central Business District, Spinningfields. “We have been really pleased by the huge level of local interest generated at such an early stage of development just from passers-by and by word of mouth, before our marketing campaign has kicked in,” reported Nicola Wallis, who is in charge of sales and marketing of the apartments. “To cater for the local interest, we have brought forward the opening of the show apartment and marketing suite and had new images produced to give our prospective customers a better idea of what the apartments will look like.” Meeting the popular spec Currently under construction, the first phase of Middlewood Locks will provide (571) one, two and three-bedroom apartments all with either a private garden, terrace, balcony or Juliet balcony, ready to move in to in Spring next year, at prices starting at £150,000. The apartments will be of a high specification throughout, featuring open plan living rooms with full height…
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Life is a box of chocolates
Property developer Newby has submitted a full planning application to redevelop the historic former Nestlé factory on Haxby Road in York and deliver 263 residential apartments and associated facilities.
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Crest Nicholson
Award winning developer Crest Nicholson has received a resolution to grant planning permission for Henley Gate...
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The Hortorium launches
EcoWorld Ballymore has released the latest properties for sale at Wardian near Canary Wharf.
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SDL doubles its B2R output
SDL Group is set to double its Build to Rent (B2R) business over the next 18 months...
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Build to Rent scheme gets green light
Bristol City Council has approved a 255 unit Build to Rent (BTR) scheme, ‘ND7’, in Bristol city centre...
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New study on high-rise accommodation
A new academic project will explore whether post-war high-rise public housing in London and Birmingham still has a role to play in providing homes...
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