All articles by Samuel Horti – Page 15
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Farmer Review: Developers told to support innovation in construction
After eight months of waiting, Mark Farmer’s government-commissioned report into the state of the construction industry is finally here.
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Brexit negotiations to be disrupted by European elections, minister admits at MIPIM UK
A minister in trade secretary Liam Fox’s new department has conceded that the UK’s Brexit negotiations could be disrupted by next year’s German and French elections.
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EU grant cuts: waiting for the axe to swing
Some of the regions that voted most emphatically to leave the EU are set to lose vital regeneration funding after Brexit. So what might take its place?
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Javid talks tough on NIMBYs but industry is unconvinced
“Everyone agrees we need to build more homes, but too many of us object to them being built next to us. We’ve got to change that attitude.”
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Go-ahead for enlarged Slough scheme
MHA London has been given the green light for a significantly enlarged residential scheme in the centre of Slough with an end value of about £50m.
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Airport expansion: Ministers mull plan to boost capacity at both Heathrow and Gatwick
The government could be set to spring a surprise by giving the green light to plans for the expansion of both Gatwick and Heathrow when it announces its decision on airport capacity in the coming weeks.
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Ireland gets own version of Help to Buy in Budget 2017
The Irish government has announced its own version of Help to Buy, with first-time buyers given tax rebates when they buy homes worth up to €600,000 (£539,681).
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Tritax lands two 'golden triangle' sheds for £115.5m
Tritax Big Box has exchanged contracts to acquire two sheds in Birmingham and Northamptonshire for a combined £115.5m.
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A house proud man: Dror Nagel interview
If you thought the UK government had done a lot to push home ownership in the past few years, it’s nothing compared with what’s been happening in Israel.
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Lister: Government's £2bn guarantee scheme only for 'extreme' situations
The government’s £2bn housebuilding fund for underwriting developments on public land will only be spent in “extreme situations”, Sir Edward Lister has said.
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Yoga classes and cinemas: inside Greystar’s Greenford BTR plans
Greystar wants to be as big a player in the UK build-to-rent (BTR) market as it is in the US.
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Government will buy homes developers can’t sell in £2bn housebuilding drive
The government will use a new £2bn housebuilding fund to step in and buy homes that developers cannot sell in a drive to speed up housing delivery and reduce construction risk, Property Week can reveal.
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Anthology plots 250-unit resi tower in Tottenham Hale
Developer Anthology has announced plans to build a 250-home residential tower on a North London plot, which it has bought for £18.2m.
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GSA and GIC make German student accommodation push
Student developer GSA and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC, have announced a partnership to push into the German student accommodation market.
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London loses global property crown to New York
London has lost its crown as the property capital of the world to New York following a turbulent year that saw investment in the UK capital plummet.
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Government unveils £5bn funding for housebuilders
The government has unveiled plans to boost housebuilding with a £5bn cash injection for small developers and a renewed focus on brownfield sites.
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Could U-turn on 3% stamp duty levy be on the cards?
When the then chancellor George Osborne announced an additional 3% stamp duty levy on the purchase of second homes last autumn, experts warned it would stifle the central London property market.
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L&G eyes £600m BTR pipeline, including 600-unit North London project
Legal General Investment Management is circling a £600m pipeline of sites for build-to-rent (BTR) schemes, including a 600-unit project in North London.
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Q&A: L&G's Dan Batterton on the future of build-to-rent
The head of L G’s BTR team reveals what deals are in the pipeline and how the sector needs to change.
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Barwell's policy shift: the property industry reacts
At last week’s RESI Conference, housing minister Gavin Barwell made the most pro-rental speech from a government housing minister in recent memory.