Search Results for: 1.5 million new homes
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Regulation & Law
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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Rental market
“We don’t need you, you need us,” tenant activists tells landlords
Acorn rubbishes claims that a sell-out would hurt tenants saying it has happened before and wasn’t a problem.
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Housing Market
Former agency boss says Labour is ‘gerrymandering’ over housing targets
Shadow Housing Secretary Kevin Hollinrake, who founded Hunters, says Labour is earmarking more homes in rural areas and fewer in cities where the party is strong.
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Housing Market
Big lender says first-time buyer race pushing up house prices
Shawbrook MD Emma Cox says a rush to beat the Stamp Duty relief deadline is raising house prices, but a slump may follow.
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Land & New Homes
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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Housing Market
Housing market continues to pick up, say upbeat RICS agents
RICS President says estate agent members report a significant uptick in activity including more instructions, demand and sales - but problems remain in rental market.
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Housing Market
Labour’s housing plans ‘won’t help squeezed middle’
Rent to own platform chief points out there is no provision in Labour’s housebuilding plans to help young and first-time buyers get onto the housing ladder.
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Land & New Homes
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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Regulation & Law
King’s Speech – what estate agents can expect today from Labour
The Neg sums up what the property industry will be hit with over the next five years, for better or worse – including house-building, renting reform, devolution and agent regulation.
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Regulation & Law
Goodbye Rishi… Industry welcomes Labour victory but has ‘concern’ over policies
With a majority of 171, Labour will have a free hand to remould the housing market - but will it be good news for the property industry?
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