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More than 5.5 million British people believe they will never own a home
Over 5.5 million British people think that they will never be able to own a home due to rising prices and the cost of saving for a deposit to get on the housing ladder, new research suggests. Some 33% of those who do not own a home believe they will never do so and 39% […] The post More than 5.5 million British people believe they will never own a home appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Rental prices in Britain up by 2.3% year on year, latest index shows
Private rental prices paid by tenants in Britain rose by 2.3% in the 12 months to August 2016, down 0.1% compared with the previous monthly data. The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) also show that rent increased by 2.4% in England, by 0.1% in Wales and were unchanged in Scotland, having slowed […] The post Rental prices in Britain up by 2.3% year on year, latest index shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Planning application decisions too sluggish to meet UK’s 2020 new home target
Planning application approvals are rising in the UK but are still at a level that will not meet the Government’s target of a million new homes by 2020, the latest data shows. In the second quarter of 2016 district level planning authorities in England received 132,000 applications for planning permission, up 7% quarter on quarter […] The post Planning application decisions too sluggish to meet UK’s 2020 new home target appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →