Residential – Page 12
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MarketsBPF urges reform of council tax levies on purpose-built student housing
Council tax on purpose-built student housing is “clunky”, “messy” and fails to take into account the growth of direct-let halls, the British Property Federation (BPF) has claimed.
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Yields harden as student housing enters the mainstream
After years of being bracketed as an alternative asset class, student accommodation is now firmly in the mainstream.
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MarketsThorny question of housing in Cambridgeshire
Why two Cambridgeshire councils are taking different approaches to housebuilding.
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MarketsQ&A: St William Homes JV
National Grid and residential developer The Berkeley Group this month launched a joint-venture partnership to develop up to 14,000 homes in London and the South East.
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MarketsOverseas investors are adding spice to the UK’s residential market
The availability of finance has been regularly cited by the UK residential community as a key factor in the sub-optimal levels of housebuilding since 2008.
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MarketsThe power of the people: crowdfunding hits UK residential
Can crowdfunding be a viable option for those with less capital? Adam Branson investigates.
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MarketsQ&A: Thames Valley Housing’s Geeta Nanda on Fizzy Living and Opal
Thames Valley Housing (TVH) has generated plenty of headlines in the past couple of years with its market rented arm, Fizzy Living.
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MarketsLondon house prices to level
London’s housing market is set to plateau next year with flat growth across the mainstream markets.
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MarketsHello Cleggsville: mapping out the proposed new towns
Hannah Brenton reports on where planned new towns will be located.
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MarketsLearn from the 1990s by investing in good-quality PRS
With property and housing top of the agenda as campaigning gets underway for next May’s general election, it is vital that we remain focused on a sustained recovery from the recent recession.
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MarketsBehind the deal: Newington Butts and Realstar
Hannah Brenton speaks to Realstar’s Ryan Prince, Mace’s David Grover and the Greater London Authority’s Richard Blakeway about the new partnership at Newington Butts.
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MarketsQ&A: Hermes and Countrywide make PRS advance to £1bn fund
Hermes Investment Managers and Countrywide have teamed up to launch a residential fund investing in the private-rented sector — seeded with £95m and three assets.
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MarketsProliferation of private rented sector schemes in Manchester
Developers are flocking to Manchester looking for land for private rented sector (PRS) schemes.
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MarketsLondon needs £95bn investment in creaking infrastructure
A new Savills report argues that better transport links are needed to open up the capital’s outer boroughs. Hannah Brenton reports.
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MarketsMixed-use Bedfordshire projects set to go ahead after years of wrangling
Work will finally begin on the Bedford and Luton sites next year, writes Christine Eade.
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MarketsNeed to know: Scotland’s new property tax
Scotland introduced a new property tax last week, using the Scottish parliament’s first new taxation powers in more than 300 years.
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MarketsThe key challenge for developers is to select the right supply chain
From 2008 until early last year, the UK construction market was either in a deflationary or static pricing market.
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MarketsQ&A: inside the JLL and WA Ellis merger
JLL and WA Ellis discuss the benefits of their merger. Hannah Brenton reports.
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MarketsLondon luxury homes to fall behind schedule
The construction industry cannot keep pace with the number of homes planned. Hannah Brenton reports
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MarketsTurkish delight… but for how long?
The IMF and OECD have raised questions this year about the sustainability of the Turkish boom
