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Items from tag Affordable housing
Monday 16 April 2018
Reports that the living rooms of newly built homes in Britain 'are nearly a third smaller than equivalent homes built in the 1970s'
Wednesday 11 April 2018
Converted public toilet goes back on the market after a year with seller asking for 16% more
Tuesday 10 April 2018
Planning Minister Greg Clark sets out the aims and objectives of the Government's reforms of the planning policy framework
Friday 06 April 2018
Six tips to impress buyers with your property
Wednesday 04 April 2018
Mayor plans to build more than 250,000 new homes in capital’s 13 outer suburbs, more than double the current rate, suburbs are braced for a wave of construction.
Wednesday 04 April 2018
Shares in Britain’s largest estate agent tumble after steep fall in earnings and dividend cuts as countrywide goes back to basics
Tuesday 03 April 2018
Theresa May is unveiling proposals to get more properties built and "restore the dream of home ownership" to millions.
Wednesday 28 March 2018
Thousands of young homebuyers remain trapped in virtually brand-new homes
Friday 16 March 2018
Cash-strapped councils in England now have legal duty to assist all eligible homeless citizens
Thursday 15 March 2018
Should I wait to extend my flat's lease in case new government rules make it cheaper?
Wednesday 14 March 2018
During the Second World War roughly a quarter of the housing in West Ham was destroyed by Nazi bombing raids.
Friday 09 March 2018
'Nimby' councils which fail to build enough new homes will lose planning powers
Thursday 08 March 2018
Theresa May's plan to turn closed-down high street shops into houses
Friday 16 February 2018
However, critics immediately branded the plan a “land grab” for every inch of garden in the capital
Wednesday 07 February 2018
Stamp duty – an increasingly important contributor to the Chancellor's purse
Monday 05 February 2018
The countryside risks turning into a combination of a "dormitory, theme park and retirement home" without action to ensure rural communities can thrive, it has been warned
Thursday 01 February 2018
If you’re reading this on the train, rolling out of the capital on the way back to Kent or Essex after another hard day at the coalface, give yourself a pat on the back.
Monday 22 January 2018
A string of projects are planned west of the Irwell that promise a bold new future for the city.
Monday 15 January 2018
The first 20 flats are being reserved for local people, to prevent investors siphoning them off.
Wednesday 03 January 2018
Plans revealed for 27 apartments at the former Bull’s Head site. The pub on Chester Road, Manchester, closed in the early 1990s and burnt down in 2012.
Wednesday 27 December 2017
How you could get a newly-built three-bedroom house in Salford for just a fiver.
Thursday 30 November 2017
First-time buyers with a job are being offered the chance to get on the property ladder.
Thursday 16 November 2017
The risks of buying a leasehold property: How lease length, maintenance bills and ground rents can sting buyers - and watch out if you want to extend.
Tuesday 31 October 2017
Lenders saw a rise in re-mortgaging in September with interest rates looking likely to rise for the first time in a decade.
Monday 23 October 2017
PM pressures developers on 'landbanking' in bid to boost housebuilding
Thursday 21 September 2017
This tiny cottage with waterside views could be yours for just £10,000 However, it has just one small room and no running water or electricity.
Wednesday 20 September 2017
Exactly how much is the former residence of 'The Boy Who Lived' worth? No, not the house, the cupboard under the stairs!
Wednesday 13 September 2017
Floods which devastated many parts of the UK may have made many buyers think twice about purchasing property near Britain’s waterways.
Tuesday 12 September 2017
It's a mortgage war, but not as you know it: First Direct slashes fees but HIKES rates - so are the new deals better or worse?
Friday 01 September 2017
Development schemes offering a minimum of 35% affordable housing.
Monday 21 August 2017
A city centre location, one double bedroom, balcony and your own front door. Meet ZEDpod, a new solution to the country's housing problem.
Friday 18 August 2017
The plans are for land outside of designated green belt and is an allocated site within the recently adopted local plan.
Friday 04 August 2017
Here’s all you need to know about the Mayor’s new plans to provide more affordable homes.
Tuesday 01 August 2017
The Mayor, Sadiq Khan, wants to help the two million plus people who live in London’s private rented sector. That’s more than a quarter of all Londoners.
Friday 28 July 2017
London’s newest neighbourhood, where 1,600 acres will be transformed.
Thursday 20 July 2017
Camden supermarket redevelopment
Wednesday 19 July 2017
A new report says the falling birth rate could lead to a 'demographic time bomb' It urges ministers to cut red tape and allow more housebuilding on green belts.
Tuesday 04 July 2017
ISA has in total helped more than 960,000 people save towards their own home, according to the government.
Thursday 29 June 2017
More than four million people live in leasehold properties in England, giving them the legal right to occupy and use the property for a set period - usually 99 to 999 years.
Thursday 08 June 2017
Would equate to 16,000 homes if they were converted into one-bed flats, according to new research.
Wednesday 10 May 2017
A sustainable way of creating solid structures from a fairly ubiquitous repurposed material, but now it's also forging its place in social design as well.
Tuesday 09 May 2017
The classic two-up two-down is back in demand. There's a cultural swing towards homes that can be made more individual through colour or external embellishments like railings and hedges.
Wednesday 26 April 2017
It is six months on from the publication of a Housing White Paper. The document marked a significant shift in Conservative’s approach to housing.
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