Land & New Homes
News focusing on new homes, housing development, land acquisition and joint venture projects between agents and developers.
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Growing co-living sector is future of property says Knight Frank
New shared living hubs with communal spaces are gaining traction in Britain’s city centres and financial backing for them is burgeoning.
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Good luck Keir! UK needs 120,000 rental homes immediately says Rightmove
Portal says only way for Labour to rein in runaway rent inflation is to build thousands of rental homes as soon possible - a difficult task given the Tory's failure on this front.
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Lib Dems promise to create 10 ‘Garden Cities’
Party leader Ed Davey revealed pledges to build Garden Cities, remove dangerous cladding and allow councils to raise Council Tax by 500% on second homes.
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Demand for posh newbuilds in London soars but supply wobbles
The lack of stock in Prime Central London means upmarket buyers are looking south of the river such as at Hines’ project at 18 Blackfriars Road.
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Tories says they hit the 1m new homes target – but did they?
Official figures suggest the Government and Housing Secretary Michael Gove have reached the 1 million target, although it has had to use EPC registrations as the measure.
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High mortgage rates reduce off-plan sales to lowest level in 11 years
A third of new homes sold last year were off plan, the lowest level since 2013 - a rate that was even lower in London says Hamptons.
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Opposition to new housing developments halves if new homes locally affordable
Countryside charity boss Roger Mortlock says ‘affordable’ housing is anything but and wants government to redefine the term in housing policy.
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Labour’s housing targets will be doomed from outset says legal firm
New research suggests 15 councils have cut their housebuilding plans ahead of an expected Labour victory at the General Election.
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Politics and posh areas blamed for house-building failures
Across England 15 Local Planning Authorities refused at 50% of planning submissions for residential developments last year – eight out of 10 of which were based in either in London, the South East or East of England.
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Housebuilders blame National Grid for stalling completion of 15,000 new homes
Knight Frank survey reveals ‘major problems’ with power supplies for connecting to new homes while eight out of 10 housebuilders are hoping Labour wins the looming General Election.
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