Land & New Homes
News focusing on new homes, housing development, land acquisition and joint venture projects between agents and developers.
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House building sinks to lowest level for eight years, says ONS
ONS figures show Labour has a very big mountain to climb if wants to build 1.5 million homes by 2029, given the slump in housebuilding this year.
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Big housebuilding merger given official go-ahead by CMA
An obstacle to the £2.5 billion purchase of Redrow by Barratt appears to have been cleared by the competition regulator.
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New Towns will ‘not help Labour achieve 1.5 million target’ – claim
Existing New Towns only made a small contribution to post-war housebuilding, according to thinktank analysis and may not make much difference to Rayner's housebuilding plans.
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Zoopla inks deal with UK’s biggest private housebuilder
Bloor Homes teams up with second largest property portal in exclusive 12-month agreement.
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Single building site in Shropshire could scupper big builders’ merger
The CMA says concerns about a monopoly in one area must be addressed by Barratt and Redrow before their £2.5 billion merger is approved.
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Planning remains ‘major barrier’ to new development says RICS
Latest RICS survey highlights urgent need for Labour to streamline planning system as Angela Rayner has promised to do.
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Government-backed logbook for first-time buyers reveals digital ‘first’
Bristol City Council is the first local authority to join a MHCLG-backed scheme to track the use of a property, almost a year after it was launched.
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Big estate agency urges Labour to build homes on Green Belt
Carter Jonas says not all the 1.5 million homes the Government hopes to build should be on this kind of land, but says some should be released for property development.
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Latest NHBC data blows a huge hole in Labour’s housing boom
The figures, which show an alarming slump in new homes being built, cast doubt on Labour’s pledge to build 1.5 million homes during the next five years.
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‘Time to bring back Help to Buy’ renters tell industry poll
Call for new government to reintroduce Help to Buy scheme and cut stamp duty
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