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Substantial increase in new home building needed to meet UK targets by 2020
The UK Government’s target of building a million new homes by 2020 will only be met if there is a substantial increase in construction, according to a new report. The need for housing in England has in recent years grown faster than its supply and despite a target of delivering a million new homes by […] The post Substantial increase in new home building needed to meet UK targets by 2020 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Property sales slowed in the UK at the end of 2016 but prices still rising overall
The UK property market saw sales activity slow at the end of 2016 but prices continued to rise across the country apart from in London, according to the latest research to be published. However, the analysis from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) also shows sales are rising in some part of the UK […] The post Property sales slowed in the UK at the end of 2016 but prices still rising overall appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Rents outside of London up by 2.3% year on year but flat for fifth month in a row
Rents paid by private sector tenants in Great Britain outside of London rose by 2.3% in the 12 months to December 2016, unchanged for the fifth month in a row, the latest official figures show. In England rents were up by 2.5%, in Wales they increased by 0.3% and in Scotland they were up by […] The post Rents outside of London up by 2.3% year on year but flat for fifth month in a row appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →