Residential – Page 20
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MarketsHousing market buoyed by Help to Buy
A buoyant housing market and the Bank of England’s commitment to low interest rates will push housebuilders to accelerate existing developments and buy up more land over the next three years.
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MarketsNew Crest for London Irish
Crest Nicholson has agreed a four-year sponsorship tie-up with London Irish Rugby Club, whereby the housebuilder becomes the club’s partner in the redevelopment of its Sunbury training ground.
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MarketsQ+A: Westminster gets tough on office-to-resi
Westminster City Council revealed this month that it is considering implementing a stricter policy on office-to-residential conversions, as more and more properties in the borough are turned into homes.
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MarketsMuddled government initiatives more hindrance than help
There has been increasingly vocal domestic and, indeed, even international commentary on the possible negative impacts of the government’s Help to Buy initiative in recent weeks.
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MarketsBritain's top 10 tallest residential towers
Do you like a nosebleed with your cornflakes? Then a flat in one of these schemes will be right up your lift shaft
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MarketsCautious welcome for retail-to-resi consultation
The property industry has broadly welcomed plans to make it easier to turn shops into homes, but has called for the policy to go further to protect retail areas which remain commercially viable.
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MarketsSeven up: housebuilders back Help to Buy
Second phase of chancellor’s scheme wins industry support. Hannah Brenton reports
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MarketsQ+A: Barking and Dagenham’s resi plans
In February last year, Barking and Dagenham Council struck a deal with investor Long Harbour to fund 477 affordable housing units on council-owned land through a special-purpose vehicle.
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MarketsFor sale, if baby, you're a rich man
The Apple Apartments, five luxury flats in the former premises of the Beatles’ record company at 94 Baker Street, was launched this week.
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MarketsDolphin’s tale
In early July the Princess Royal extended a neatly gloved hand to Michael Kyzirakos, 32, who works in Westminster Abbey, and his wife, Katie Fine, 31, a freelance make-up artist.
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MarketsAndrew Stanford’s private-rented sector wishlist
In two months’ time the industry will gather for RESI in Celtic Manor with a renewed sense of optimism. After years of talk about the private-rented sector (PRS), we’re finally doing the walk.
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MarketsPrivate renters’ champion takes on rip-off agents
Hannah Brenton gets the lowdown on John Healey’s bill to regulate residential agents
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MarketsWillmott Dixon asks masses to Be:here
Contractor-developer targets regional centres in 5,000 homes plan. Nick Johnstone reports
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MarketsQ+A: newcomer W1 Developments
Newly launched W1 Developments has become the latest residential property company to enter London’s burgeoning residential tower market.
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MarketsDevelopers begin to embrace alternative culture
The London residential development market is booming and vast new builds continue to spring up across the capital.
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MarketsQ&A: Mayfair's peer-to-peer lending model
The Mayfair Bridging “syndication scheme”, approved by the Financial Services Authority in January, allows private investors to fund bridging loans to residential property developers that need short-term finance.
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MarketsNeed to know: the Anfield project
Liverpool City Council, Your Housing Group and Liverpool Football Club last week unveiled plans for a £260m regeneration of the run-down area around Anfield.
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MarketsPressure on house prices set to remain in near term
But increase in supply of homes to buy could put pressure on rentals.
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MarketsQ+A: City of London planning officer Peter Rees on office-to-resi conversion
Last month, the government announced a list of 17 areas that would be exempt from relaxed rules on office-to-resi conversions.
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MarketsNeed to know: Berkeley shares
In 2011 Berkeley Group announced that it would return £1.7bn to shareholders within the next 10 years, which would net its directors almost £500m, and last week announced the latest slug of cash.
