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Manchester aims to build 2,000 new affordable homes a year
With cities in the UK facing a lack of affordable homes one of the biggest in the country has announced plans to build 2,000 new homes every year. Manchester City Council says it was to accelerate the delivery of affordable homes and has drawn up a housing affordability framework which aims to ensure a strong […] The post Manchester aims to build 2,000 new affordable homes a year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Tougher lending criteria and tax change set to affect majority of UK landlords
The majority of landlords in the UK believe they will be affected by the new tougher mortgage affordability tests and by income tax changes due to be introduced in April of this year. Some 60% said they believe they will be directly affected by income tax relief changes but 29% said that they would not, […] The post Tougher lending criteria and tax change set to affect majority of UK landlords appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
First ever garden villages to be built in England with support from Government funds
Details of the first ever garden villages to be built across England which will have the capacity to provide 48,000 new homes have been published. The 14 new garden villages are an expansion of the Government’s existing garden towns programmes and will be smaller projects of between 1,500 and 10,000 homes. Three new garden town […] The post First ever garden villages to be built in England with support from Government funds appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →