All articles by Allister Hayman – Page 5
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Markets
Q&A: Stewart Baseley on resolving the housing crisis
Home Builders Federation boss on why Britain is still unable to build the number of homes it needs.
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Markets
Insurance giants get flexible in the Cheesegrater
The Leadenhall Building has won a string of plaudits since it opened earlier this year and its characteristic form has rapidly become a familiar feature of the City office skyline. But what is the building like for the occupiers who have moved in?
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Professional
Holloway Prison to become housing crisis flash point
A major row is brewing over the government’s decision to sell off Holloway Prison, with Labour-led Islington council rushing to put a planning brief in place for the site to ensure it is not given over to the development of luxury flats.
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Markets
Need to know: 10 key changes in Osborne’s spending review
While a huge housebuilding programme grabbed the headlines, other measures will also affect property.
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Markets
‘Generation rent’ sees appeal in lifestyle-branded homes
A survey of millennials and business leaders demonstrates scale of opportunities for private rented sector.
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Online
Osborne's buy to let bombshell 'could backfire'
George Osborne’s extra 3% stamp duty levy on buy-to-let landlords could backfire, leading either to rent hikes on an already squeezed market or a sharp drop in tax revenue, property experts have warned.
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Online
London buyers get turbo-charged Help to Buy
The government will provide equity loans to cover up to 40% of the price of homes in London, under an extension of the Help to Buy scheme unveiled by George Osborne today.
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Online
Osborne drops buy-to-let stamp duty bombshell
George Osborne has announced a crackdown on the buy-to-let market with a new 3% stamp duty to be levied on the purchase of additional properties.
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Online
Local councils to keep all receipts from asset sales
Local councils will be able to keep 100% of the receipts from assets they sell, including property, to spend on improving services in their area, the chancellor has said.
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Online
Chinatown tenants fight back against rent hikes
Business owners in London’s Chinatown are banding together to fight back against rent rises amid fears the character of the area could be irredeemably changed as traditional restaurateurs are forced out and replaced by chains.
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Online
E-tailing driving surge in demand for sheds
The rapid growth of ecommerce is set to drive a huge surge of demand for industrial real estate, with as much as £20bn (£14bn) in investment required across Europe to meet retailers’ and distribution companies’ requirements.
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Markets
Need to know: government plans for ‘outdated’ prisons
George Osborne and justice secretary Michael Gove this week confirmed plans for the government to sell off a raft of outdated inner-city prisons, with the sites to be redeveloped.
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Markets
House prices forecast to rise by 17% over next five years
House prices are expected to rise by 17% on average across the UK over the next five years - so long as mortgages rates do not rise above 4.5%, according to Savills.
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News
Ageing population squeezes retirement homes market
The UK will need a total of 90,000 new retirement homes by 2020 to meet the rising demand from an ageing population, a Savills study has found.
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News
Q&A: Churchill Retirement Living's plans for expansion
In the debate around the UK housing crisis, the focus tends to be on affordability and difficulties first-time buyers have getting on the housing ladder.
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Markets
Housebuilders stay strong despite economic wobbles
Listed housebuilders have continued their stellar start to the year, with the sector outperforming every other equity market in the third quarter.
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Markets
Buoyant market prompts increase in scope of lending for residential developments
Funders are planning to increase the volume and geographic scope of their lending to residential developments over the next two years, according to a new report by Knight Frank.
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News
Peer-to-peer lender snaps up Pramerica’s UK resi head
Pramerica’s UK head of residential, Andrew Moffat, has joined peer-to-peer lender Wellesley Co as head of property finance.
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Insight
Fading light: Beirut's bold reinvention hit by regional strife
Beirut’s bold reinvention has been affected by the war in Syria. But amid the gloom there are signs of optimism.
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Markets
Media and tech businesses build up share of City office towers
Media and technology firms are increasingly snapping up the most expensive space in City of London towers, new research from Savills has revealed.