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Mayor of London gets involved in rejected new home developments
The Mayor of London has stepped in to review two planning decisions rejected by councils in the city which have the potential to provide hundreds of new affordable homes. The move sends signals to councils that they need to work to make developments of new homes viable at a time when at least 200,000 new […] The post Mayor of London gets involved in rejected new home developments appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Pilot scheme launched to speed up home building blocked by infrastructure delays
A new Government backed pilot scheme has been launched to unblock infrastructure hold ups that are delaying the building of new homes in the UK. It has been set up by the Housing and Finance Institute, who recently published a major report which highlighted how failing water companies are severely infringing the ability of private […] The post Pilot scheme launched to speed up home building blocked by infrastructure delays appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Councils in England holding up new homes being built, says hard hitting report
The number of new home being built in England is increasing but builders say they are often being held up by planning conditions, especially on smaller development sites. The data from the latest housing pipeline report from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Glenigan shows that permissions for 76,242 homes were granted in England in […] The post Councils in England holding up new homes being built, says hard hitting report appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →