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£7 billion fund announced for more affordable new homes to be built in UK
Funds of £7 billion is being released by the UK Government to help build more new affordable homes in the country, it has been announced. Housing providers can now apply for a share of the fund, which was allocated an additional £1.4 billion at the Autumn Statement to deliver 40,000 new affordable housing starts across […] The post £7 billion fund announced for more affordable new homes to be built in UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Cambridge records biggest house price growth outside of London in last decade
Towns and cities within commuting distance of London have seen property asking prices increase substantially in the last decade, according to new research. Cambridge has seen values rise the most with growth of 75.3% from 2006 to 2016, taking the average asking price to £463,093, followed by Walton on Thames with a rise of 71.8% […] The post Cambridge records biggest house price growth outside of London in last decade appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Pilot scheme launched to speed up home building blocked by infrastructure delays
A new Government backed pilot scheme has been launched to unblock infrastructure hold ups that are delaying the building of new homes in the UK. It has been set up by the Housing and Finance Institute, who recently published a major report which highlighted how failing water companies are severely infringing the ability of private […] The post Pilot scheme launched to speed up home building blocked by infrastructure delays appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →