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Substantial increase in new home building needed to meet UK targets by 2020
The UK Government’s target of building a million new homes by 2020 will only be met if there is a substantial increase in construction, according to a new report. The need for housing in England has in recent years grown faster than its supply and despite a target of delivering a million new homes by […] The post Substantial increase in new home building needed to meet UK targets by 2020 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Planning changes in Scotland to speed up housing development out for consultation
Plans for major changes to the Scottish planning system have been published with the aim of zoning more land for new homes and promoting self builds. Like the rest of the UK, planning is regarded in Scotland as being not as efficient and speedy as it should be and the Scottish Government has set out […] The post Planning changes in Scotland to speed up housing development out for consultation appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Mayor of London gets involved in rejected new home developments
The Mayor of London has stepped in to review two planning decisions rejected by councils in the city which have the potential to provide hundreds of new affordable homes. The move sends signals to councils that they need to work to make developments of new homes viable at a time when at least 200,000 new […] The post Mayor of London gets involved in rejected new home developments appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →