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Smaller builders at heart of new planning plans to build more new UK homes
The poor quality of local authority planning for new home building in the UK has been highlighted in a policy paper published by the Government which reveals that 40% of councils do not have a housing demand plan. The Housing White Paper also revealed that more than a third of new homes that were granted […] The post Smaller builders at heart of new planning plans to build more new UK homes appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Prices and rents in two key Scottish cities set to outperform rest of UK
The two major Scottish cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh are set to see property prices and rental growth outperform rest of UK over the next five years, according to new research. Property consultancy JLL forecasts that house prices in Edinburgh are set to grow 23.4% compared to a UK average of 13.1% while Glasgow will […] The post Prices and rents in two key Scottish cities set to outperform rest of UK 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 →