With the Conservative Party Conference looming on the horizon, Alex Depledge, CEO & co-founder of Resi.co.uk, gives her wishlist on housing policy. Boost supply further to meet demand One of the main drivers of high house prices has been the...
Read moreRICS professionals who work in the specialist field of Compulsory Purchase (CP) are so concerned about the current state of the system that they have invited the RICS Dispute Resolution Service to explore alternative methods of dispute resolution...
Read more“Land,” Winston Churchill observed in 1909, “is a necessity of human existence, which is the original source of all wealth, which is strictly limited in extent, which is fixed in geographical position – land, I say, differs from all other forms...
Read moreWith less than 200 days to go until housebuilders have to start building outside the EU, the likelihood of a ‘no deal’ Brexit has gone from an empty political threat to an increasingly likely scenario. Mark Carney has already warned that houses...
Read moreOn the dawn of Shared Ownership week, research reveals the scheme is nothing more than a sticking plaster solution without better government support and more partnerships between private housebuilders and housing associations. While Help to Buy...
Read moreTheresa May made history today by becoming the first Prime Minister to speak at the National Housing Association conference. There has been a lot of talk about her speech, but what did she actually say? We’ve plucked the highlights out of the...
Read moreA provocative new report claims that private developers’ hold on the land market is raising prices and making it harder than ever to buy land for new social housing. However, landowners claim they are already heavily taxed and any reform to Land...
Read moreAs has been widely reported, Theresa May plans to hand housing associations billions of pounds over the next ten years. However, experts are dubious that public attitudes towards social housing can be so easily bought. Theresa May is throwing...
Read moreThe construction business is making headlines for having one of the lowest percentages of gender diversity. While this is still a male-dominated field of employment, nearly three quarters (69%) of the UK industry agrees that it needs more...
Read moreThe government is ploughing £1.3 billion into tackling issues such as land contamination, infrastructure requirements and complex land ownership. The fund to overcome barriers to building has been launched by Communities Secretary Rt Hon James...
Read morePICTURE CREDIT: Vision Modular Systems and Tide Construction The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has released a paper calling on government and the construction industry to think outside of the bricks and boost diversity in construction...
Read moreA new alternative to part exchange has been launched to help housebuilders sell new-build homes more quickly. To Move Now has created a portal which connects housebuilders whose purchasers have properties to sell with a panel of corporate...
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