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Government housing delivery still well below target, according to latest data
The latest Government data on housing supply and net additional dwellings shows that there have been 241,000 net dwellings delivered, a 9% increase above the 2007/08 peak. However, only 213,000 of these are actual new builds and fall way short of the Government target of 300,000. Michael Stone, founder and CEO of new homes specialists,…
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Labour’s late payment promise needs more detail to be taken seriously says NFB
The NFB believes that without the necessary detail and industry input, the Labour Party’s commitment to introduce a crackdown on late payment will fall by the wayside. Too many solutions with only limited success have left the industry sceptical. At the CBI’s annual conference, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced that a Labour government would tackle…
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RICs shows political inspired Groundhog Day for UK property market
According to the latest survey from the RICS, 16% of members saw a decline in buyer interest over an increase this month while newly agreed sales are also down as reported by -19% of members. The number of homes coming onto the market has also declined for the fourth consecutive month and this decline has…
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The UK cities hit with the lowest level of rental stock
Leading lettings management platform, Howsy, has looked at where across the UK is home to the lowest level of rental stock to meet tenant demand. Howsy looked at all property listings across the major portals and then looked at what percentage of these was accounted for by rental properties as opposed to properties for sale,…
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Rightmove House Price Index – Looming election deters sellers but cheaper prices tempt buyers
The price of property coming to market falls by 1.3% (-£3,904) this month, and while drops are usual at this time of year it suggests opportunities for buyers to find a winter bargain 9% fewer new sellers than in the same period a year ago, deterred by lacklustre price growth and political uncertainty, the largest…
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Persimmon Plc and OnTheMarket sign listing agreement
Persimmon Plc to list its properties at OnTheMarket as portal broadens its property advertiser base OnTheMarket plc, the agent-backed company which operates the OnTheMarket.com property portal, announces today that it has signed a listing agreement with Persimmon Plc, one of the UK’s leading house builders. Under the agreement, which covers listing and additional advertising products,…
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2050 zero carbon target cannot happen without radical change to construction
Election promises on zero carbon mean nothing unless Government and construction industry commit to radical change: Report released today Find the interactive report at https://www.builders.org.uk/nfb-groups/nfb-major-contractors-group/mcg-carbon-report-november-2019/ The leading trade body representing builders has today called on the construction sector and any future Government, to act now if they are to meet the 2050 zero carbon target….
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Framework awards appear to reward poor payment practice
NFB has reacted to the Government’s recent announcement of the successful contractors to win places on the £30bn framework for public sector construction. Chief Executive, Richard Beresford, commented: “What’s disappointing is that despite the Government knowing how late payment can seriously damage smaller businesses, as many NFB members will testify, these awards show that late…
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5 tips for improving employee performance
Every manager wants his employees to be engaged at work and productive. However, do they help your employees stay motivated and make the most of their talents? In this context, it is very important to review employee performance. However, it needs to be reviewed taking into account some factors. Here’re what you can do to…
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Halifax House Price Index: UK house price growth hits lowest rate this year with no signs of a seasonal lifeline
The latest index shows a slow but steady increase of 0.9% annually, although this is the lowest rate of growth so far this year. Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “Perhaps a tad predictable that as we receive yet another Brexit based encore from Westminster, the UK housing market also delivers the…
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Lack of affordable housing delivery is the smoking gun behind the UK housing crisis, latest ONS data shows
The latest data released by the ONS on the supply of affordable housing across the UK shows that: – Supply: There were 60,000 affordable homes supplied (built, bought or rehabilitated) between April 2017 and March 2018, with the best available data suggesting Scotland comparatively supplied the most affordable homes per person (approx. 16 homes per…
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Nine Elms comes of age with huge surge in tenant demand
Leading London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that demand for rental properties in their Nine Elms Point development is pushing rents to above-average levels as homebuyers scramble to secure a home in the second phase of sales. Benham and Reeves, who has a branch on-site, has seen a huge surge in…
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NFB criticises Government over starter home fiasco
Government has pulled the rug from under small builders The National Audit Office says that despite being announced in 2014, the Government’s starter homes policy has delivered zero homes instead of the promised 200,000 by 2020. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) said: “We worked hard with the Government to…
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Nottingham students creating the future of social housing
To celebrate 100 years of council housing, Nottingham City Homes and the University of Nottingham are coming together for one week (4 – 8 November) to look at how council housing has changed over the years, but also what it needs to look like in the future. The Addison Act was passed in 1929 and…
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Interactive, 3D, aerial panorama used for the first time to market Wrexham farm
An aerial photograph of a property, farm or estate is nice, but what if that image was in fact a 3D, interactive, aerial panorama, allowing prospective purchasers to look 360 degrees around the property, with boundaries and areas of interest marked on to it … Advances in drone technology mean this is now an option…
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