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McLaren and Arlington selected as developers for York Central regen scheme
McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate have been chosen as the strategic developers for York Central, one of the UK’s largest city-centre regeneration schemes.
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Four developers receive loans totalling more than £250m to support delivery of 1,500 new homes
Four housing developers have secured 10-year loans totalling £256.5m through the government’s Affordable Homes Guarantee (AHGS) scheme to support the delivery of around 1,500 new homes.
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A dozen insurance brokers pledge to help leaseholders in buildings affected by fire safety
The government has announced that a further seven insurance brokers have signed its pledge to commit to supporting leaseholders in buildings taller than 11m, or four storeys, affected by fire safety issues.
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Annual rent payments hit record £85.6bn in 2023, says Hamptons
The total amount of rent paid by tenants in Britain this year will hit a record high of £85.6bn as rental growth continues to rise, says Hamptons.
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LSE picks Bouygues and Equitix for Bankside House PBSA development
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has selected a consortium comprising Bouygues UK and Equitix as the preferred development partner for the redevelopment of the existing Bankside House student accommodation in Southwark, London.
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Handelsbanken’s Simon Bradley on what private landlord exodus means for the rented housing market
It is not news – at least not to anyone involved in the sector – that the UK is en route to something of a rental crisis, at least in the short term.
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Invesco secures £200m BTR loan with HSBC
Invesco Real Estate has secured a £200m loan with HSBC UK to support two stabilised residential build-to-rent (BTR) assets in east and west London.
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Knight Frank bolsters residential land team with two senior hires
Property consultancy Knight Frank has announced the appointment of Charlie Hart and Nick Alderman to its residential land team.
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Gove’s leasehold reform plans could cost taxpayers over £31bn, says RFA
Housing secretary Michael Gove’s plans to cap ground rents in England and Wales could cost taxpayers over £31bn in compensation, according to the Residential Freehold Association (RFA).
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PIC lends £30m to Medway Housing Association
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has made a second private placement investment of £30m in secured debt issued by Heart of Medway Housing Association.
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Puma to fund £13m for intergenerational development in Manchester
Puma Property Finance has provided a facility of around £13m to fund McGoff Group’s development of a 51-bed care home and a children’s day nursery in Bowdon, South Manchester.
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RAAC identified in 950 Scottish social homes, regulator finds
The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has revealed more than 950 social homes were found to have Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) present in their properties.
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Residentially’s Jonathan Pearson on bridging the gap between for-profit and not-for-profit affordable housing providers
The government turmoil around housing is perhaps epitomised by September’s defeat in the House of Lords of measures to abolish river pollution nutrient neutrality rules, which had the potential to alleviate some of the burdens on housebuilders.
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Housing crisis needs investment
There is no doubt that the chancellor’s Autumn Statement brought some welcome support for struggling renters.
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One-fifth of first-time buyers taking out mortgages over 35 years, says UK Finance
A record-breaking one-fifth of all first-time buyers in the UK are taking out mortgages of more than 35 years in order to get onto the housing ladder, according to UK Finance.
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Gove approves 1,050-home London redevelopment scheme
Housing secretary Michael Gove has approved plans for a 1,049-home redevelopment scheme at Broadway Retail Park, London, one of three major sites in the capital to have received an accelerator loan from Homes England in 2020.
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Housing delivery to be hit as one in five councils ‘likely to declare bankruptcy’, LGA report says
Almost one in five councils said they will or are likely to declare de-facto bankruptcy, significantly impacting housing delivery, according to a survey by the Local Government Association (LGA).
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Cityheart acquires £120m residential site in Stockport
Development and regeneration company Cityheart has acquired a 442-home residential village in Stockport with a GDV of £120m, for an undisclosed amount.
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Plymouth Community Homes gets green light for £33m affordable housing scheme
Social housing association Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) has been granted planning permission to develop a £33.5m affordable housing scheme in the city.
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Wavensmere Homes to replace L&G on £150m Wolverhampton resi scheme
The City of Wolverhampton Council has selected Wavensmere Homes as its preferred partner for the £150m Canalside South residential scheme to replace Legal & General.