Residential
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Housing officers find 40 people in Harrow rental
An estate agent could face prosecution after a raid by housing officers in Harrow found 40 people living in a three-bedroom house.
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Ban housing cycles to solve the construction crisis
Doing away with the housing market’s boom-and-bust cycle would create continuous demand for labour and modular components
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Telford Homes buys E9 resi opportunity
Telford Homes has exchanged contracts to buy Stone Studios in Hackney Wick, E9, a residential development opportunity with a GDV of more than £80m
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HCA funds to restart Ipswich tower scheme
The Homes and Communities Agency is to provide £15m to restart the development of the Winerack building on Ipswich’s waterfront
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Developer aiming for resi at Bristol police station site
Bristol City Council has sold the former Horfield Police Station to local developer Sommerville, which intends to build flats on the site
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Cairn Homes appoints Timothy Kenny as CFO
He will start his new role at the Irish housebuilder later this year.
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Town houses outperforming country and manor houses on price
Prices of country and manor houses in prime regional areas have fallen 4.6% and 1.3%, respectively, since September 2014, outperformed by town houses which have seen prices rise by 11.3%,…
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High court rules red and white stripes on Kensington house can remain
The high court has ruled that property developer Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring does not have to paint over the red and white stripes on the front of her terrace home in Kensington.
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WWI training tunnels found at planned housing site
World War I training tunnels have been discovered on army land at Larkhill in Wiltshire that is being readied for housing.
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Prime resi market stays in doldrums
LISTEN Savills predicts two further years of little or no growth for the prime London residential market
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Moorfield completes £50m MediaCity PRS buy
Moorfield has completed on the acquisition from Peel of a 270-home PRS development overlooking the Erie Basin in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester
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First time auction buyers share their top tips
AUCTION WEEK: Buying property at auction can be an exciting but daunting prospect. Samantha Collett, author of How to Buy Property at Auction, spoke to three first-time buyers to find…