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New home starts in England up by 5% last year, but completions fell
The number of new homes started in England continued to rise last year and reached the highest level since 2007, the latest official data shows. Some 153,370 new homes were started in the year to December 2016, up 5% on the previous year and more than 140,500 homes were completed in the same period, according […] The post New home starts in England up by 5% last year, but completions fell appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Property prices bottoming out in Dubai but rents still falling
Prices of property in Dubai were largely unchanged over the fourth quarter of 2016 with the market likely to be driven by owner occupiers and long term investors, according to the latest analysis report. Meanwhile, an increase in supply is likely to put downward pressure on rents in the emirate with rentals for both apartments […] The post Property prices bottoming out in Dubai but rents still falling appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Almost all Government land pledged for new home building in England now identified
Some 90% of land owned by the Government that it has pledged to release for new home building in England has been identified within various departments, according to the first report into the surplus land programme. The aim is to sell land for at least 160,000 homes by the end of March 2020 which was […] The post Almost all Government land pledged for new home building in England now identified appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →