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Landowners want more positive planning to create affordable homes in UK rural areas
Landowners in the UK want the Government to do more for the rural housing sector which they believe is often forgotten when it comes to policy making. They point out that as well as places like London, which tends to grab the headlines, there is also an acute shortage of affordable housing in the countryside […] The post Landowners want more positive planning to create affordable homes in UK rural areas appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
New home building set to slow in Australia after unprecedented growth
New home building in Australia will slow for the next two years but will bottom out at what will still be a historically healthy level of activity, it is suggested. The latest forecast from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) says it expects a measured return to more normal levels of home building activity over the […] The post New home building set to slow in Australia after unprecedented growth appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Research finds UK Government housing help schemes are working
Possibly more by accident than design, the current patchwork of eight Government housing schemes aimed at home buyers and owner across the income spectrum, are helping more get on the housing ladder, new research suggests. But there are very different levels of ‘generosity’ in the programmes with the Right to Buy and Starter Home schemes […] The post Research finds UK Government housing help schemes are working appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →