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Planning fee increase would help improve home building applications in UK
Planning cuts make the UK Government’s housing targets impossible to meet, according to the vast majority of local authorities who also want to see a rise in fees. Nearly 90% of local authorities believe that a cash injection is needed as their resources are not sufficient to meet the target of a million new homes […] The post Planning fee increase would help improve home building applications in UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
New home lending falls in Australia as stamp duty costs rise
The number of new home loans being approved in Australia fell slightly in October, down 0.4% month on month and are now 2.4% below a year ago, the latest published data shows. The number is likely to ease back towards the end of 2017 as fewer new homes are being built, according to the Housing […] The post New home lending falls in Australia as stamp duty costs rise appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK housing White Paper postponed until end of January 2017
The much anticipated housing White Paper aimed at setting out what the Government is going to do to boost and improve the UK housing supply has been delayed until the New Year. It had been imminent with the recent autumn statement suggesting it was about to be published but now Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has […] The post UK housing White Paper postponed until end of January 2017 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →