All articles by Samantha Partington – Page 16
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Insight
Awareness of shared ownership is 'patchy'
New research suggests that the public’s understanding of shared ownership is a lot worse than previously thought.
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JLL plans office shake-up as search for new London premises begins
Real estate and investment management agent JLL has announced plans to consolidate its commercial offices in the West End, City of London and Canary Wharf into one location.
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News
Bank of England rules cause concern
Landlords with four or more mortgaged properties applying for further finance will face greater scrutiny from banks and building societies under new rules effective from 1 October.
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May's social housing pledge 'not enough'
Theresa May’s plan to boost the country’s supply of social housing with a £2bn cash injection has been met with mixed reactions from the industry.
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Atlas and IPIM back £55m Salford waterfront scheme
US firm Atlas Residential and Singaporean asset manager IP Investment Management (IPIM) have agreed to forward-fund a major build-to-rent (BTR) scheme in Salford’s MediaCityUK.
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FEC on lookout for regen project in the south
Asian developer Far East Consortium (FEC) has revealed it is on the hunt for a large-scale regeneration project in the south of England.
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Online
RESI 2017: James Murray interview
In an exclusive interview at RESI 2017, London’s deputy mayor for housing James Murray speaks about the capital’s housing crisis, build to rent and fast-track planning.
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RESI 2017: Housing minister calls on housebuilders to 'step up' on quality
The housing and planning minister Alok Sharma has called on the industry to improve the quality, not just quantity, of homes being built, during his first speech since taking up the role.
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Insight
L&G chases grey pound with new retirement living arm
Legal General has developed a reputation as an early mover into new, underinvested markets - witness its move into build-to-rent (BTR) and modular housing - and last month, it was at it again, this time announcing its intention to build 3,000 retirement homes over the next five years. ...
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Insight
What can we expect from Sadiq Khan's London Plan?
This autumn, London mayor Sadiq Khan will release his first draft of the London Plan, which will replace Boris Johnson’s vision for the capital.
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Online
Khan reveals interventionist plans for £250m London affordable housing fund
London mayor Sadiq Khan has revealed plans to intervene heavily in the land market by putting in place a team of ‘deal makers’ to deploy a £250m fund to buy and prepare sites for new and affordable homes, as he launched his draft housing strategy for London.
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Khan rejects New Scotland Yard plans to drop affordable homes to 3%
Sadiq Khan has refused amended plans for the development of the New Scotland Yard site which would reduce the level of ‘appallingly low’ affordable homes, agreed under Boris Johnson, to even lower levels.
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Online
Hello Student teams with Conran Shop to target luxury market
Hello Student, which is owned by Empiric Student Property, has partnered with furniture designer Conran Shop to refurbish the prime floor of each of its key university residences.
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Taylor Wimpey pays over £190m for Royal Mail London site
Taylor Wimpey has bought part of London’s Central Mail Centre, covering 6.25 acres, from Royal Mail for a sum in excess of £190m.
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Insight
Has DCLG put a spin on new home stats?
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) last week claimed housebuilding in the UK was “soaring”, with figures showing new home starts in the year to June at their highest level since 2008.
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Online
Nick Jopling to leave Grainger
Grainger’s executive director Nick Jopling is to step down from the board at the end of September and will leave the company at the end of the year.
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Online
Khan releases Walthamstow site for 100% affordable housing
London mayor Sadiq Khan has released a former Walthamstow industrial site, his first GLA purchase last year, for development with 100% affordable homes for first-time buyers.
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Online
Homing in on key issues at #RESIdebate
To set the scene for next month’s RESI Conference , @propertyweek and Savills’ head of residential research @LucianCook took to Twitter to debate some of the biggest issues facing the sector… in 140 characters or fewer.
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Insight
Final SPG contains a couple of surprises
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan released the final version of his Affordable Housing and Viability Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) last week - hailed by City Hall as “a practical first step to raise the amount of affordable housing coming through the planning system”.
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PRS developers create regional ripple effect in hunt for fresh markets
A new wave of private rented sector (PRS) development will hit secondary regional locations as hardening yields create a ripple effect as investors seek less mature markets.