Residential – Page 5
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MarketsNew developments to help Didcot ditch its ‘normal town’ reputation
New residential, office and retail space set to transform the town.
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MarketsInverness development plan set to take Highland city to next level
Tourism and a wave of new homes are set to attract investment.
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MarketsFears mount that stamp duty hike will act as drag on Welsh market
The industry is concerned the new tax rise will drive investors and developers away - Noella Pio Kivlehan reports.
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MarketsThe Beacon in Hemel Hempstead lights way for sustainable living
Will the energy-generating scheme set a new eco standard?
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MarketsQ&A: Settled chief executive on transforming homebuying through technology
Property Week speaks to Gemma Young, the CEO and co-founder of an online platform designed to take the stress out of buying and selling your home.
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MarketsQ&A: Helen Gordon on Grainger’s PRS investment drive
Grainger’s chief executive Helen Gordon talks about the company’s PRS strategy and what the future holds for the sector.
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MarketsCo-living pioneers shake up rental market
New housing schemes promising a social life and networking opportunities are redefining the rental landscape.
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MarketsQ&A: Atlas Residential's Jonathon Ivory on bringing the American ethos to the UK BTR market
The MD of Atlas Residential’s London office discusses differences and similarities between the UK and US markets.
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MarketsQ&A: A care home REIT that’s meeting its growth Target
It has been a promising year so far for Target Healthcare REIT. The group, founded in 2013, recently made two acquisitions - an 88-bed care home in Leicestershire and a development site in Birkdale - and it is planning to expand its presence further across the UK.
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MarketsFuture Carrington could be a ‘transformative’ development
One of the largest development opportunities in Greater Manchester is under way after Trafford Council gave the nod to the first phase of the Future Carrington project, in a move that many anticipate will unlock significant and ‘transformative’ new development in the area.
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MarketsCouncil housebuilding – is it due for a revival?
“Whether you rent or buy, everyone needs the security of a place to call home,” Theresa May told The Sunday Times last weekend. “That’s why we will fix the broken housing market and support local authorities and housing associations to build a new generation of council homes right across ...
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MarketsHow building prefab residential pods above car parks could help alleviate the housing crisis
It’s no secret that the housing crisis blighting this small, overpopulated island of ours is caused primarily by scarcity of land. But what if you could put up houses without land?
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MarketsAre amenities key to the success of build-to-rent in the UK?
The only thing everyone says they know for sure about the build-to-rent (BTR) sector is that no one knows for sure what works. BTR is a “fledgling sector”, according to experts. There are no right answers.
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MarketsChris Lacey targets large-scale projects with new residential capital advisory business
CBRE’s former head of capital markets, Chris Lacey, made a name for himself as the go-to agent for the build-to-rent (BTR) sector at a time when the concept as we know it now was virtually unheard of.
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MarketsStamp duty surcharge a ‘huge blow’ to BTR
When then chancellor George Osborne announced he was slapping an extra 3% stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of second homes, his intentions were clear.
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MarketsRESI: is modular ready to go mainstream?
It has been a big year for modular housing. So often pitched as a solution to the UK’s housing crisis, offsite construction has long failed to live up to the hype.
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MarketsRESI: one roof, many generations – could this be a model for the future?
With more young adults living at home, a scheme is being developed to house different generations under the same roof.
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MarketsEbbsfleet developers continue to pursue their quarry
It is a project that has elicited honeyed words from politicians from both left and right for at least 15 years.
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MarketsSink or swim: Places for People’s David Cowans on diversification and growth
It is not often that property companies are passionate about teaching children to swim.
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MarketsFresh approaches to regeneration in Nottingham North
Shunned by investors, blighted by urban decay and blamed for riots, benefits bills and teenage pregnancies, the UK’s ‘sink’ estates have long suffered from negative stereotyping that is hard to shake off.
