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UK Government pledges to build more homes more quickly to buy and rent
New measures to reduce the obstacles to new house building and improve affordability for buyers and tenants have been announced by the UK Government in a much awaited Housing White Paper. The report reveals that more than a third of new homes that were granted planning permission between 2010/2011 and 2015/2016 have yet to be […] The post UK Government pledges to build more homes more quickly to buy and rent appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Sales in the UK increased last month but were well below a year ago
Residential property sales in the UK in December increased month on month but are still some way below where they were a year ago, the latest official data shows. Seasonally adjusted sales increased by 0.2% between November and December 2016 but this was 8.5% lower compared than the same month in 2015, according to the […] The post Sales in the UK increased last month but were well below a year ago appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Report sets out barriers facing smaller builders eager to tackle housing crisis
Numerous and varied barriers, including finance, planning and red tape are preventing smaller firms from playing a bigger part in tackling the housing crisis in the UK, according to a new report. Over the past 25 years the number of SME builders has reduced by around 80%, but just getting back to the number operating […] The post Report sets out barriers facing smaller builders eager to tackle housing crisis appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →