Land & New Homes
News focusing on new homes, housing development, land acquisition and joint venture projects between agents and developers.
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Labour’s homes plan ‘doomed’ without retired planning officers says Savills
Head of Planning at Savills warns Housing Secretary Angela Rayner that 300 extra planning officers is nowhere near enough to cope with 1.5 million new homes within five years under Labour's target.
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Construction sector gearing up for sales surge
Rising buyer confidence and the Government’s newbuild plans mean many in the construction industry are gearing up for a big increase in demand.
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Labour to spend £47m unlocking 28,000 ‘nutrient neutrality’ homes
The newbuild homes which are in seven areas of England will soon be built after the Government unblocked their progress.
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Estate agents to have ‘more new homes to sell during 2025’
RICS members are optimistic about increased housebuilding next year despite ongoing financial constraints, and the opportunities that presents.
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Government backs highly critical report into house builders
The CMA report, which Ministers support, calls for changes to the way homes are sold and how buyers seek redress from house builders.
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Big house builder says uncertainty about Budget is hurting market
The varied messages about the looming Autumn Budget are damaging buyer confidence and hurting sales says FTSE 250 developer Bellway.
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Barratt, Homes England and Lloyds launch joint venture
MADE Partnership will be the master developer for large-scale regeneration projects and new garden villages across England.
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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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