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More homes suitable for older people need to be built in UK
Older people in the UK need a better choice of homes and planning authorities are to be required to take their requirements into account when drawing up their housing policies. According to the Government’s new Housing White Paper helping older people to move at the right time and in the right way will not only […] The post More homes suitable for older people need to be built in UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
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 →
Last year saw second highest number of new homes in UK in almost a decade
More than 150,000 new homes were registered by warranty and insurance provider for new builds, the NHBC, in 2016, the second highest in almost a decade. The figures show that a total of 151,687 new homes were registered but this was a slight fall of 2% compared to 2015 when 155,504 new homes were registered. […] The post Last year saw second highest number of new homes in UK in almost a decade appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →