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OnlinePlans approved for 229 homes at major Barking Riverside scheme
Bellway London has received planning permission for a 229-home project at Barking Riverside, London.
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Professional
Government’s PDR plans face fierce opposition from the industry
Experts and professional bodies warn that change-of-use regulations will have unintended consequences.
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News
Q&A: Public Sector Plc’s chief exec Paul Brown on public-private projects
Public Sector Plc chief exec on relations between developers and local authorities.
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Online
Homes England and LendInvest join forces for £90m Ashford scheme
LendInvest and Homes England have joined forces to finance a £90m housing scheme in Kent, to be developed by SME housebuilder Kings Crescent Homes, Property Week can reveal.
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News
Barratt Developments expects increase in completions on strong demand
Barratt Developments said it expects to increase wholly-owned completions to between 16,000 and 16,250 homes in its year to June 2021, along with around 650 joint venture home completions.
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Urban Splash to buy Croydon Council's Brick by Brick
Urban Splash is in talks to snap up Croydon Council’s housebuilding arm Brick by Brick, Property Week can reveal.
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Insight
An alternative key to the housing crisis
The number of small and medium-sized housebuilders (firms that produce 100 units or less every year) has fallen from more than 12,000 in the mid-1980s to around 2,400 today.u
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News
Impact Modular starts on Rentplus Suffolk scheme
Impact Modular has started on site with a sustainable construction project at Monks Eleigh in Suffolk.
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Galliard Homes further extends stamp duty holiday to 2022
Housebuilder Galliard Homes is extending its stamp duty holiday on its developments until January 2022.
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Online
Persimmon provides positive update
Persimmon has told investors first-half volumes are on track to return to levels last seen in 2019.
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Online
L&G agrees £85m loan to affordable housebuilder Believe
LGIM Real Assets has provided £85m in long-term financing to Believe Housing, one of the largest affordable homes providers in North East England.
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News
Q4 2020 rebound for SME housebuilder lending
The lending market for SME housebuilders rebounded in Q4 2020 after dropping 30% year on year in Q2, data from a real estate finance advisor has revealed.
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L&Q to ‘fully remediate’ buildings over 18 metres by 2026
One of the UK’s largest housing associations L Q has announced it will fully remediate all potential fire risks in its building portfolio measuring over 18 metres by 2026.
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Government figures show increase in energy-efficient new homes
Statistics published by the ministry of housing, communities and local government have revealed a 5% quarter-on-quarter increase in new homes given top energy-efficiency ratings.
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Online
Beech plans resi conversion for Newcastle office block
PRS developer Beech Holdings has paid £5.35m for a building overlooking the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle as part of an investment spree in the city.
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Online
Bellway’s interim profit dips, but revenue rises as a result of record sales
Housebuilding giant Bellway was hit by a 4% fall in pre-tax profit during the first half of its financial year, despite an 11.6% bump in revenue and the completion of a record number of sales during the Covid-19 lockdowns.
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Online
CMA demands housebuilders remove unfair ground rent terms
The competition watchdog is demanding that Countryside and Taylor Wimpey remove certain contract terms that mean leaseholders have to pay ground rents that double every 10 or 15 years.
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Online
Redrow snaps up site for £110m Essex housing scheme
Redrow’s Eastern division has bought a 39-acre site in Braintree, Essex for a 265-home, £110m community.
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Online
Berkeley confident as UK emerges out of lockdown
Upmarket housebuilder Berkeley Group has said it “remains on track” to report an annual profit in line with expectations following “robust” trading in the four months to the end of February.
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News
Legal & General acquires modular homes scheme in Bristol
Legal General Modular Homes has acquired and started on site at a major modular-homes scheme in Lockleaze, Bristol.
