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New home starts in England up by 5% last year, but completions fell
The number of new homes started in England continued to rise last year and reached the highest level since 2007, the latest official data shows. Some 153,370 new homes were started in the year to December 2016, up 5% on the previous year and more than 140,500 homes were completed in the same period, according […] The post New home starts in England up by 5% last year, but completions fell appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Tenant research reveals fears of losing their home
Tenants in the private rented sector in parts of the UK are choosing to live in cold homes out of fear of high heating bills and losing their tenancy, according to new research. The study from Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) focused on private rental sector tenants across two […] The post Tenant research reveals fears of losing their home appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Property prices in Ireland up over 8% in 2016
Residential property prices in Ireland increased by 8.1% in the year to December 2016 with the growth led by the housing market outside of Dublin, the latest index figures show. The annual increase was down slightly from the 8.2% recorded in the 12 months to November but much higher than the 4.6% in the year […] The post Property prices in Ireland up over 8% in 2016 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →