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Mayor of London announces new planning rules to speed up affordable home building
The Mayor of London has announced new planning rules to speed up the building of more affordable housing in the city which has a shortage of homes at the lower end of the market. Sadiq Khan also announced plans for how the record breaking investment funding of £3.15 billion announced in last week’s autumn statement […] The post Mayor of London announces new planning rules to speed up affordable home building appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
More funding for superfast broadband in UK good for home sellers
The UK is to spend millions of pounds extending the country’s fast fibre optic broadband network which could be a boost to people trying to sell their home. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced the new £1 bilionfunding in his autumn statement and said that it will be rolled out to at least two million homes and […] The post More funding for superfast broadband in UK good for home sellers 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 →