Residential
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Inland Homes posts 10.3% net asset value rise
Brownfield regeneration specialist Inland Homes has posted a 10.3% rise in its net asset value to £118m in its half year results
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Barnet House flats 40% smaller than Travelodge rooms
Plans for the development of Barnet House, used as offices by the London borough of Barnet’s housing department, show 96% of the 254 flats it will contain will be smaller…
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Owners of luxury homes turning to Airbnb
Owners of luxury properties that are proving hard to sell are turning to the likes of Airbnb and property broker Xenyos to recoup some of their investment while they continue…
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St William revise Haringey Heartlands scheme
St William are going back to the drawing board in order to re-work their Haringey Heartlands scheme, near Wood Green, N8.
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Final battle begins for Hampshire’s Welborne
ANALYSIS: After 12 years and millions of pounds, not a single home has been built in Welborne Garden Village, but a new chapter is being written.
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Home ownership halves among 25-29 year olds
The number of people in the 25-29 age category who own their own home has dropped to 31% from 63% some 25 years ago, according to analysis for the Social…
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Brexit, independence cause uncertainty for Scottish builders
Confidence among Scottish building companies was marginally positive for a third consecutive quarter, although Brexit and the country’s constitutional future are a cause of uncertainty, a survey by the Scottish…
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90% of local authorities to increase council tax
Some 90% of local authorities are planning to increase council tax next month, while only 22 out of the total 353 will leave levels unchanged.
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Landlords milk housing benefit with ‘micro-flats’
Some landlords are splitting their properties into tiny flats to maximise the amount of housing benefit.
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Mortgages fall as market cools
The number of new mortgages fell last month as the housing market shows signs of slowing down.
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Lenders offer one-year mortgages
Building societies are now offering one-year mortgages to people who are unable to sell their home.
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Retirement reimagined finds the development sweet spot
As mixed-use developers we are always trying to find that sweet spot when a particular combination of uses on a site lights up the appraisal spreadsheet and delivers the perfect,…