Land & New Homes
News focusing on new homes, housing development, land acquisition and joint venture projects between agents and developers.
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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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3,000 homes deal – so is this one of Labour’s first ‘new town’?
Deal signed for huge new housing development and new town centre at Northstowe
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Site for Labour’s first New Town revealed by think-tank
UK Day One says Kempstown between Cambridge and Oxford is most likely and only viable place to build a fully-fledged New Town in the country.
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We will overcome the NIMBYs new Housing Minister tells BBC
Matthew Pennycook. the Labour Government's new Housing Minister, says his party wants to build "large scale communities", as it drives towards its target of 1.5 million new homes.
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AGENT BLOG: ‘Chancellor is right – planning key to housing market revival’
Responding to Rachel Reeves' housing-heavy speech yesterday, agent Jeremy Leaf says the Chancellor is correct to flag up big changes to planning, green belt and building industry.
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Local house building targets are back, new Chancellor announces
Rachel Reeves says each area will be given a quota for new homes, and planning will be overhauled to make sure it doesn't get in the way.
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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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