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Almost all Government land pledged for new home building in England now identified
Some 90% of land owned by the Government that it has pledged to release for new home building in England has been identified within various departments, according to the first report into the surplus land programme. The aim is to sell land for at least 160,000 homes by the end of March 2020 which was […] The post Almost all Government land pledged for new home building in England now identified appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Number of first time buyers in UK rises as buy to let purchases fall
The number of first time buyers in the UK housing market increased significantly in the last 12 months as purchases by buy to let landlords fell, new research from surveyors shows. In January first time buyer valuations surged to a third of housing market activity, up from 25% at the beginning of 2015 while landlords […] The post Number of first time buyers in UK rises as buy to let purchases fall appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Prime London property lettings market showing signs of improvement
Some areas of the prime property lettings market in London are seeing an upturn with locations outside of the central part of the city most likely to see a rebound, according to new research. Suburban locations are currently underpinned by a strong local market and those with improving transport links saw the biggest rent rises […] The post Prime London property lettings market showing signs of improvement appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →