All Residential articles – Page 2
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NewsEutopia Homes acquires Kent school site for resi development
Developer Eutopia Homes has acquired a 5.8-acre former school site in Medway, Kent with Chenavari Investment Managers for a housing development.
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Post-Covid house price rises tipped to be wiped out in 2023
A nominal price decline of up to 7% is expected for residential property in 2023, wiping out most of post-Covid-19 rise in values, according to Fitch Ratings’ report ‘Credit Perspectives on the UK Housing Market: Solid Foundations or Cracks Emerging?’
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Sector renews calls for additional remediation funding as contract deadline passes
Developers have urged government to take further action to hold all parties responsible for building remediation work after the deadline for housing secretary Michael Gove’s Building Safety Contract passed without full enrolment.
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Spring Budget: £500m boost for West Midlands housing and regeneration
The Deeper Devolution Deal for the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) confirmed in chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has secured £500m to support housing and regeneration across the region.
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Spring Budget: There cannot be economic growth if housing market is not fixed
The Spring Budget focused on the government’s plans to boost economic growth, but property experts say there cannot be sustainable economic growth if the housing market is not fixed first.
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Developing 50% affordable housing on smaller sites could see delivery of 1.6 million homes
Proposals put forward by developer Pocket Living as part of the consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) have received major backing this week, after research from LDS Sales Guarantees found 1.6 million new homes could be delivered this way.
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Abode Heat raises alarm over scale of home EPC retrofits needed
Renewable heat provider Abode Heat has reported that around 44% of homes may need to be retrofitted by landlords to meet Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) requirements by 2025.
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Hillingdon Council approves 90 homes on former London RAF site
Hillingdon Council’s planning committee has approved a 90-home development at the former RAF Uxbridge site.
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Purplebricks reveals takeover interest from Strike, but says pair not currently in talks
Purplebricks has told investors that it has held takeover talks with rival online estate agency group agency Strike, but that the firm is not currently involved in the “formal sale process”.
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Q&A: Oblix Living founder on filling a niche in the BTR market
Chief executive Rishi Passi says being a newcomer to the sector adds challenges at an already difficult time.
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Improvements to the planning system will boost housing delivery
Last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a market study into the housebuilding sector – how it functions, how well it performs for consumers and other stakeholders, and how it might work better. This includes concerns that housebuilders are not delivering homes at sufficient speed.
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Peter Bill on planner gains and competition authority pain
Should planning consultants get overage? An essentially moral question, one which came up when confronted with the slightly shocking news two weeks ago that a few in the profession are so confident in their warm relationship with Local Planning Authority officers that they boast of being able to get more ...
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Developers given extension after 11 failed to sign Gove’s building safety contract
Housing secretary Michael Gove has warned developers that the govenment is ”coming” after them if they fail to sign its building safety contract.
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Atenor and AYR to regenerate west London bus garage site
Brussels-listed developer Atenor and joint-venture company AYR are joining forces to turn a bus garage near Notting Hill, West London into a residential-led, mixed-use scheme.
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Centrick launches new BTR platform at MIPIM
Property developer Centrick has created a new build-to-rent (BTR) platform VICI, which it is launching this Wednesday at Mipim in Cannes.
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Ringley’s Kate Robinson the regulatory maze which could leave leaseholders out of pocket
Section 4 of the Building Safety Act requires an appointed person to ensure fire and structural safety for all buildings deemed high-risk. The government’s consultation proposes that resident management companies (RMCs) and right-to-manage companies (RTMs) appoint building safety directors in place of volunteers, if unable to designate someone that can ...
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Housing associations are key to solving the healthcare crisis, says MTVH boss Geeta Nanda
Geeta Nanda OBE, chief executive of Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), one of the country’s largest housing associations, speaks to Andrew Teacher about how a greater focus on housing can be a vote winner, help ease pressure on public services, and support some of the country’s most vulnerable people during ...
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Avant Homes greenlit for £58m Nottinghamshire resi development
Housebuilder Avant Homes Group has been granted planning permission for a £58m residential development in Awsworth, Nottinghamshire.
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Realstar makes hires to boost BTR team
Canadian real estate investor Realstar Group has appointed three members to its UK build-to-rent (BTR) team.
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Silbury Finance lends Kingsbridge £25m for Bracknell scheme
Oaktree Capital Management-backed lender Silbury Finance has provided a £24.7m senior loan to residential developer Kingsbridge Capital for an office-to-residential project in Bracknell, Berkshire.
