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Starmer says Labour to build 1.5 million new homes
The party's leader told its Liverpool conference 'it's time to get Britain building again' to create opportunities for first time buyers.
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Land & New Homes
Burnham ‘scales back’ new towns plan
The Prime Minister is less keen than former PM Keir Starmer, and wants to extend existing towns and cities, the Financial Times has reported.
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Land & New Homes
Housebuilding target suffers blow with new figures
Developers are facing difficult conditions to start new-build projects, Terry Woodley of Shawbrook Bank warns.
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Regulation & Law
Mansion Tax U-turn spares almost one in 10 London homes
Retaining the £2million Mansion Tax thresholds avoids drawing more homes into the controversial tax, says Yopa's Verona Frankish.
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Latest property news
Agency boss calls for new and clearer Help to Buy Scheme
LRG’s New Homes boss Tim Foreman suggests an improved Help to Buy scheme could give the housing market a much-needed boost.
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Land & New Homes
Complaints soar to new-build ombudsman
Chief Ombudsman Nigel Cates reports the number of cases raised about new homes has tripled in the last year.
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Guest Blogs
BLOG: Council Homes – we need more owners and fewer tenants
"If the problem is that we have too few council houses, the answer is to build more," says Trevor Abrahmsohn, of Glentree International.
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Regulation & Law
Stamp Duty ‘doubles in a decade’, hitting 1.5 million homes
Fiscal drag is making it more expensive to move, leaving developers short of the buyer volumes that make new schemes viable, accountants warn.
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Housing Market
High street mortgage lenders ‘turn away’ 1.5 million properties
Ryan Etchells of Together reveals around 1.5million properties are branded as too risky by some banks.
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Regulation & Law
Industry reaction as new PM Andy Burnham enters Downing Street
Andy Burnham officially became Britain's new Prime Minister yesterday - and here is how agents reacted to the news.
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