All Residential articles – Page 5
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Video: Attendees at the BTR360 discuss challenges and opportunities for the sector
Attendees at Property Week’s inaugural BTR conference in October discuss the opportunities and future for the sector.
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Government agrees insurance broker fire safety premiums pledge
The government has agreed a pledge with five sector-leading insurance brokers to reduce insurance premiums for leaseholders in buildings with fire safety issues and appointed a new Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) chair as it gears up to unveil a raft of leasehold reforms.
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Fruition Properties gets green light for two schemes totalling over £25m GDV
SME developer Fruition Properties has secured planning permission for a residential scheme in Sudbury Hill, Harrow, London with a £20m-plus gross development value, as part of a collaborative joint venture with the existing landowner.
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Historic Hampshire naval base set for mixed-use regeneration scheme
Gosport Borough Council has approved the first two phases of the restoration of an historic naval base in Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire.
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Plans put forward for 186-home scheme in Derby city centre
A planning application has been submitted for the development of 186 homes on one of the last plots of vacant land within Derby’s Cathedral Quarter.
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Picton wins permission for Angel Gate resi conversion in City
Picton has secured planning permission for a residential conversion of it Angel Gate scheme in the City of London under residential permitted development rights.
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Cala Homes acquires £50m GDV residential development site in Ascot
Housebuilder Cala Homes has bought a prime residential development site in Ascot, Berkshire with a gross development value of over £50m.
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Avanton and Canada Israel get green light for £300m north London resi scheme
Investor and developer Avanton has secured planning permission for a £300m residential development at Stonebridge Park in Brent, north-west London, acting on behalf of real estate investor Canada Israel.
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Japanese housebuilder Daiwa enters UK market with Elephant Park JV
Japanese housebuilder and developer Daiwa House plans to enter the UK market by developing 259 central London apartments in partnership with Australian developer Lendlease.
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Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill rubber-stamped in late move
The long-awaited Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) received Royal Assent yesterday (26 October), passing into law just before the proroguing of parliament ahead of the King’s Speech.
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POD’s David Goldberg on the ethical dilemma of management companies skimming commission
Over the years, some property management firms have come under fire for skimming commissions on maintenance contracts. Now, amid an ongoing cost-of-living crisis and soaring interest rates, this topic has attracted new attention from homeowners and landlords alike.
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Total value of UK BTR sector to jump by £55bn in five years, says Knight Frank
The UK’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector has been forecast to almost double in total value over the next five years by an additional £55bn, according to Knight Frank.
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Foxtons hit by slow house sales, but rental market provides 5% revenue boost
Foxtons has been hit by a 18% fall in sales due to the tough housing market in the nine months to the end of September, but said a strong rental market had mitigated the decline.
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Haysmacintyre’s Paul Atkins on why careful management of tax liabilities is key to navigating cashflow
For developers, the current environment is proving difficult to navigate. After several years of sustained growth in the housing market, prices have been dropping, which, combined with wider economic challenges – not least a sharp rise in interest rates – and the introduction of stringent new regulations, has left developers ...
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Housebuilders ‘resilient in the face of cost-of-living storm’
Strong balance sheets and order books put the major players in good stead during the cyclical downturn.
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Why it’s vital to support the delivery of new affordable homes
Lloyds Bank is partnering with others to create a more equitable society through delivery of social housing.
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Gove gives developers 30-month second staircase grace period
Housing secretary Michael Gove has laid out a two-and-a-half-year transition period for the implementation of second staircases in new residential developments, in a bid to provide developers with clarity over their schemes.
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Countryside and L&Q JV submits plans for 3,500-home scheme at Chelmsford Garden Community
A joint venture (JV) between Countryside Partnerships and L&Q has submitted a planning application for a 3,500-home mixed-use development to form part of the Chelmsford Garden Community in Essex.
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Homes England to take £68m hit from ilke Homes collapse
Homes England could lose up to 99.9% of the £68.7m it is owed by ilke Homes after the modular housebuilder formally entered liquidation and was hit with equipment theft.
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LaSalle and Trilogy win appeal for 716-room PBSA scheme in London
LaSalle Investment Management and Trilogy Real Estate have won a planning appeal to secure consent for the second phase of a 716-room purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in east London.