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New home building set to slow in Australia after unprecedented growth
New home building in Australia will slow for the next two years but will bottom out at what will still be a historically healthy level of activity, it is suggested. The latest forecast from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) says it expects a measured return to more normal levels of home building activity over the […] The post New home building set to slow in Australia after unprecedented growth appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Planning authorities on UK to be assessed on speed and quality of decisions
The UK Government is set to get tough with local authorities that are consistently slow making planning decisions and who refuse development without good reasons. The criteria for improving planning performance have been published which sets out how persistent under performance will be tackled. Housing and Planning Minister Gavin Barwell said that authorities must continually […] The post Planning authorities on UK to be assessed on speed and quality of decisions appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Lack of supply pushing up property prices in Portugal
Falling supply at a time when demand is rising is helping the residential property market in Portugal recover with the latest index report showing prices are rising. Like its neighbour in Spain, the property market in Portugal was hit hard by the global economic downturn with overseas buyers falling but now estate agents are seeing […] The post Lack of supply pushing up property prices in Portugal appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →