Residential – Page 9
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MarketsHow one young company has pocketed an untapped property market
One of the most painful parts of the London housing market is getting on the ladder. The property industry has been criticised for not doing enough for first-time buyers by way of affordable housing.
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MarketsOffice-to-resi conversions transform South East towns
Towns and cities across Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire all share a similar problem: all have experienced rising house prices and stagnant office rents, with a great number of residents commuting.
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MarketsGlobal investors power record student housing investment
A record £4.2bn has been invested in purpose-built student housing in the first five months of 2015, according to new research from Savills.
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MarketsRESI 2015: Building housing people need
Social landlords are embracing the private sector, but much more still needs to be done to unlock additional finance for affordable housing and help us all invest in new communities, says John Carleton of Genesis Housing Association.
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MarketsPlanners must cater for independents in the middle
As the London mayoral candidates begin to unveil their manifestos and propose new initiatives on housing, they should also be asking themselves: what makes London great?
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MarketsHelping ‘last-time buyers’ could free up market for family homes
Legal & General says catering for older homeowners looking to downsize could help tackle housing crisis.
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MarketsPatrizia kick-starts UK resi push with Manchester acquisition
Germany-based real estate group Patrizia last week acquired the 20-acre First Street site in Manchester, bringing its assets under management in the UK to more than £1bn.
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MarketsPRS offers greater transparency for ‘generation rent’
The private rented sector has potential to change the way people view housing, despite the initial reluctance from some quarters.
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MarketsA helping hand for North West regeneration
Local councils could hold the key for smaller towns and cities.
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MarketsResidential sector welcomes outright Tory victory
The residential property industry breathed a sigh of relief two weeks ago when the Conservatives won a majority in the general election.
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MarketsYardi student housing think tank
Student accommodation has transformed within a generation, with wealthy international students vying for rooms costing £600 a week and private providers installing cinemas, gyms and even karaoke rooms into what are increasingly seen as “student hotels”
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MarketsProperty portals should offer listings in foreign languages, says search engine founder
The UK residential property market likes to think it is pretty tech-savvy - but one woman is highlighting a major flaw in the UK estate agency world’s online presence: most marketing material is only in English.
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MarketsResidential land values dip
The average value of residential development land across England and Wales fell in the first quarter of the year - for the first time since the final quarter of 2012 - as election uncertainty hit the market.
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MarketsElection could see familiar faces depart Westminster
The election is shaping up to be the tightest in a lifetime, with most predicting a hung parliament. We assess the re-election chances of six MPs with close ties to the housing industry.
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MarketsQ&A: the Be:here and now for private rented sector trailblazer
Willmott Dixon Regen boss Andrew Telfer has big plans for the build-to-rent sector in London and beyond.
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RESI reviews the coalition's housing record
With the general election now just days away, politicians from all parties are falling over themselves to promise the earth when it comes to building new homes.
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MarketsRadical solutions are needed to solve the housing crisis
It was hardly a niche topic before, but until recently housing has been confined to the more technocratic regions of a party manifesto or political speech.
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MarketsChange is in the air for Manchester’s private-rented market
Manchester needs more homes, but development of private-rented schemes is slow.
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MarketsElection pledges: parties go head to head on housing
The general election campaign is in full flow and housing is a key battleground. Now, with the six main parties having all unveiled their manifestos, we examine how they plan to tackle the housing crisis
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MarketsNeed to know: Ed Miliband’s £5bn plan to boost housing
Earlier this month, Labour leader Ed Miliband unveiled plans to funnel money from the newly proposed Help to Buy ISAs into the £5bn Future Homes Fund, with a view to building 125,000 homes in the next five years.
