Residential – Page 5
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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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Are 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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Chris 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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Stamp 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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RESI: 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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RESI: 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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Ebbsfleet 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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Sink 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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Fresh 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.
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Build it and they will come – that’s the idea for Greater Gainsborough
Gainsborough in Lincolnshire is helping to alleviate the UK’s housing crisis with the development of the Greater Gainsborough housing zone.
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Investors favour German housing
Supply squeeze and strong market fundamentals attract international investors into German residential sector.
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Why moves to shine light on viability tests could backfire
Developers looking to bring residential schemes forward in Greenwich will now be forced to publish commercially sensitive information about those schemes if they are unable to meet the borough’s affordable homes quota.
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London transforms into city where renting is the norm
London is being transformed from a city where nearly two-thirds of residents are owner-occupiers to one where renting is the norm - with 60% of Londoners forecast to be renters in less than 10 years.
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Urban land values rise but wider resi market ‘subdued'
The value of residential development land in cities is increasing at a faster rate than that of greenfield development sites, amid increasing demand for land around transport nodes, Savills has said.
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Need to know: Labour probes housing market, once again
When the Labour party, under its new leader Jeremy Corbyn, announced last October that it had asked Taylor Wimpey chief executive Pete Redfern to undertake a review of the UK housing market, many in the industry rolled their eyes.
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PRS enjoys bumper start to the year as £3bn committed
To date, words have spoken louder than actions when it comes to the private rented sector (PRS).
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UK listed housebuilders enjoy record-breaking year
The UK’s listed housebuilding sector posted a record-high market value of £32.8bn in 2015 - a 40% jump on 2014 and almost 1,000% above the depths plumbed during the financial crisis, reveals research by consultant Building Value.
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Q&A: Urban Catalyst on Purfleet regeneration plan
Last week, residential developer L Q agreed a deal to invest £27m in the first phase of a major regeneration project in Purfleet, Thurrock, on the Thames Estuary.
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New year, new challenges – and new opportunities for housing
There are a raft of new challenges to deal with in 2016 that are all creating risks and opportunities in the housing market.
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Government plans to radically transform run-down estates
The property industry has cautiously welcomed plans to demolish some of the UK’s most run-down housing estates and replace them with new homes, unveiled by the prime minister last weekend.
