Residential – Page 13
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MarketsSky blues thinking
A partnership between Manchester City Council and an overseas investor is set on alleviating the housing crisis, as the rest of the North West looks on. Adrian Morrison reports
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MarketsGet in quick for a slice of Soho success
Hannah Brenton reports on an area shaking off its past
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MarketsQ&A: United House Developments’ expansion plans
London developer United House Developments last week announced plans for an expansion of its pipeline in the capital following the sale of its contracting arm.
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MarketsInvestor's chronicle: New HMRC ruling could deter foreign investment in the capital
Last month’s surprise announcement that HMRC has altered its position on the taxation of foreign capital for use as collateral for borrowings in the UK seems to have gone unnoticed in the property world, despite the potentially significant impact on the London residential market.
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MarketsQ&A: New US-style rented homes brand Miflats
Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital launched a new US-style rented homes brand at Property Week’s RESI conference last week, with plans to develop up to 10,000 units in the next six years.
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Experts dismiss brownfield land arguments
Experts rubbished “political dithering” over calls to build homes on greenbelt land at the RESI conference last week.
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MarketsConference talk: The private rented sector took centre stage at this year's RESI
This year’s RESI conference was buzzing with one topic: the private rented sector. Years after the PRS was floated as the next big thing in property, it has suddenly become a mainstay among developers who just 10 years ago would not have touched rented housing with a bargepole.
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Under-35s pay more for housing than over-65s
Under-35s in England and Wales pay more than four times as much for housing as pensioners, according to research from Savills unveiled at RESI.
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Boom likely to be constrained
The boom in housebuilding since the introduction of Help to Buy will be constrained by a lack of materials and labour, delegates at Property Week’s RESI conference heard.
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MarketsQ&A: Residential (North East)
The North East was notorious for being the last region in England to see a turnaround in its housing market. While house prices in other regions returned to growth, values in the North East kept on falling. However, the market has at last bounced back — and in some areas ...
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MarketsThackeray Estates outlines £300m strategy for new London “villages”
The firm has already accrued £100m of assets across London, writes Hannah Brenton
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MarketsWhy London’s prime housing remains a sound investment
Mark Wilding assesses concerns that the capital’s housing market may be slowing down
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MarketsUK private rental market returns finally surpass Canada and the US
After years of underperformance, commercially held residential property in the UK is now offering record returns. Mark Wilding reports
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MarketsIt’s time to invest in regional cities
CBRE research reveals rental growth across the regions
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Q&A: Titlestone hits £500m
Residential lender Titlestone has passed the £500m lending mark two years after Oaktree backed ex-Close Brothers’ Robert Orr to set up a lender offering stretched senior debt loans to residential developers.
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MarketsEmerging sectors lead by example
The impending development of multiple purpose-built private rented and specialist senior living community schemes in the UK has been preceded by some of the most rigorous product testing and market research that I have seen in the residential sector.
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MarketsQ&A: Moorfield pushes into the PRS
Earlier this month, Moorfield Group announced that it had bought the former Her Majesty’s Customs & Excise building at Queen’s Dock, Liverpool, for a private-rented sector (PRS) scheme.
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MarketsUK buyers will sustain London market in run-up to election
This autumn will be an intensely busy period for the London residential property world.
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MarketsQ&A: Notting Hill reacts to market forces
Notting Hill Housing, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, is one of many housing associations looking for a foothold in market-rent and market-sale properties to subsidise its affordable operations.
