Land & New Homes
News focusing on new homes, housing development, land acquisition and joint venture projects between agents and developers.
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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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New £53bn bank to deliver 500,000 extra homes, ministers claim
Angela Rayner says the 'National Housing Bank' will attract £53 billion in extra investment, and help SME builders at risk of going bust.
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UK’s first floating property development launches in Dorset
Development near Dorchester has launched with 'off-plan' floating holiday homes on a large lake.
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Labour to ‘level playing field’ for smaller house builders
Deputy Prime Minister unveils planning reforms to make the system 'simpler, fairer and more cost-effective.'
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Knight Frank backs London Mayor’s controversial green belt U-turn
Sarah Hiscutt, Partner in Planning says Sadiq Khan's new plan could result in 'hundreds of thousands' of new homes being built on protected land.
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Big property developer announces major new BTR initiative
Weston Group has announced it will be undertaking a wide range of BTR joint ventures in a significant boost to its housebuilding programme.
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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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