Residential – Page 18
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MarketsCheap money and mansion tax create ‘squeezed middle’
The government and Bank of England last week recognised that the cheap money that had been put into the housing market through Funding for Lending was having an inflating impact on the housing market.
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MarketsQ+A: Land Securities’ Eshelby reveals REIT’s softer side
The new residential division of Land Securities intends to break with its corporate, steady image.
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MarketsFunding partnerships will unlock private-rented sector homes
It is no secret that the fundamental shift in the UK residential property market away from home ownership has placed an ever-increasing importance on the private-rented sector (PRS).
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MarketsHackney’s shared-ownership plan is local authority first
Hackney Council will be the first local authority to build and manage homes for shared ownership, and plans to build more than 500 units over the next 10 years.
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Markets£100m of flats sold at Baltimore Wharf
Galliard Homes and Frogmore have presold flats worth more than £100m at their Baltimore Wharf scheme in London’s Docklands.
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MarketsThames Valley and Kier bring homes to Surrey
Thames Valley Housing and Kier Group have signed contracts with Woking Borough Council to develop 371 homes in Surrey.
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MarketsMayoral convoy steps in to progress 3,500 Lewisham homes
Boris Johnson assumes planning power to approve disputed £1bn scheme.
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MarketsDe Blasio makes affordable plans for New York City
New York City mayor-elect Bill de Blasio stormed to victory last week with a margin of 49%, and he now plans to vastly increase affordable housing development in the city.
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MarketsQ+A: Docklands’ Alan Selby joins CBRE fold
CBRE now has a residential office in London’s Docklands — its first official presence in Canary Wharf, following its acquisition of family firm Alan Selby & Partners last week. Its eponymous founder talks to Property Week about last week’s sale.
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MarketsSecond homes for London’s global super-rich are nothing new
Boris Johnson and George Osborne’s sales trip to China last month was fascinating. “Come and invest in our transport infrastructure and our developments,” urged the mayor of London and the chancellor. Yet they did not say, come and buy a house or a flat in the capital.
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MarketsFirst Olympic homes out of the blocks
The owners of East Village hope to let first units at N10 this month. Nick Johnstone reports
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MarketsPundits predict housing complex by Google HQ
Google could become the biggest new residential landlord in King’s Cross, when its 1m sq ft headquarters (right) is built later this decade.
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MarketsRegions amenable to expanded build-to-rent sector
New research points to potential for PRS success outside London. Hannah Brenton reports
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MarketsMega-basements should not disturb Westminster streets
When it comes to basements, this week we have drawn a line in the sand, or to put it more accurately, the subterranean soil.
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MarketsService and finance: the building blocks of US private-rented success
Once upon a time, when Victoria was Queen, UK property developers used to create good-quality, purpose-built blocks of apartments for rental use.
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MarketsBerkeley and LSE tackle taxing issue
Research commissioned by housebuilder calls for radical overhaul of system to stimulate growth and supply. Nick Johnstone reports
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MarketsHopkins’ Essential reading on build to rent
The new housing minister, Kris Hopkins (pictured with prime minister David Cameron), has barely got his foot in the door before the industry’s first set of demands will land on his desk.
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MarketsInvestors home in on residential opportunities
But Mill Group report reveals negativity towards government schemes. Hannah Brenton reports
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MarketsPWTV: The Mill Group investment report
According to researched published by Mill Group, investors are channelling more money into residential investment, despite concerns that the
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MarketsPWTV: The Mill Group report
According to researched published by Mill Group, investors are channelling more money into residential investment, despite concerns that the government’s Help to Buy scheme could fuel a housing bubble in the UK.
