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Planning reform may actually happen
Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick has set out the Government’s ambitious planning reforms ahead of the planning white paper set to be released in spring. Jenrick set out a number of proposals intended to revive the planning system and get Britain building. Notable announcements included the launch of a brownfield mapping and the proposal for developers…
National Federation of Builders
Retrofitting call to arms
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) agrees with others in the industry, that a retrofitting and future homes revolution is needed. However, without industry working together, we cannot achieve it. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the NFB, said: “Industry needs to work together to ensure we have the mechanisms, knowledge and expertise to achieve change….
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Work starts on new family homes in Nottingham
Construction has started on 17 new council houses which will provide new homes for local people in Basford. Nottingham City Homes (NCH) who act as the City Council’s development agent for new build Council housing, will build the homes using their own in-house team of local tradespeople, on waste ground off Tunstall Drive, on the…
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The UK requires a retrofitting revolution
Members of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) and House Builders Association (HBA) have a strong history of stimulating green policies. From installing renewables and building energy efficient housing with British made products, to supporting biodiversity policy and writing low carbon reports, we’ve always recognised the need for a sustainable future. However, with more than…
National Federation of Builders
£57bn worth of new homes have hit the market in the last year – here are the hottest housebuilder spots
The latest research from new homes specialists, Stone Real Estate, has looked at where is currently home to the most lucrative new build markets for UK housebuilders based on the number of new homes hitting the market in the last year. The figures show that 203,900 new build homes were completed in the last year…
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Tender Homes – Your opinion matters
As an estate agent or letting agent you know that customers are key to your business, but how exactly do you find new customers? Online marketing? Adverts in newspapers? Flyers? Radio? TV? Or do you just count on word of mouth? Stop! It’s time to start being proactive and not just reactive. Tender Homes is unique,…
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SSAS Pension Scheme Popularity on the Decline
The latest research by leading peer to peer platform, Sourced Capital, has revealed that the majority of trustees with a now labeled RSS pension scheme, formerly an SSAS pension scheme, are potentially sitting on millions of unused funds, with the latest data also showing the popularity of these schemes is starting to wane. RSS pension…
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Housebuilders delivered enough homes to exceed population growth in the last year
The latest research by new home specialists, Stone Real Estate, has looked at the top performance by the UK’s housebuilders over the last year and how the quantity of new homes delivered compares to the growing need due to an ever-expanding population. Stone Real Estate found that between 2018 and 2019, 203,900 new dwellings were…
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Cash buyers quids in vs mortgage counterparts due to Brexit uncertainty
The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has found that cash is still king when it comes to securing the best price on a property. GetAgent.co.uk looked at the average price paid by cash buyers over the last 12 months and how this compared to that paid by buyers funded via a mortgage…
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NFB responds to the cabinet reshuffle
Boris Johnson made the following new appointments to his cabinet: Chancellor of the Exchequer: Rishi Sunak Secretary of State for BEIS and Minister for COP26: Alok Sharma Housing minister: Christopher Pincher Environment Secretary: George Eustice Paymaster General – Michael Gove taking over Oliver Dowden’s responsibilities The National Federation of Builders (NFB) congratulates the new appointments…
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Rightmove House Price Index – Buyer boom sets scene for new price records this spring
The price of property coming to market rises by 0.8% (+£2,589) this month, just £40 short of a new all-time high as momentum builds ahead of the spring market Boom in buyer activity outstrips rise in number of new sellers, building upwards price pressure: Rightmove monthly traffic up by 7.2% on prior year to new…
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Four Things to Consider Before Renting Office Space in London
It’s no secret that London has one of the most competitive rental markets in the United Kingdom. With the number of London-based start-ups increasing year by year, demand for office space is at an all-time high – and so is the cost of renting. If you’re considering relocating your company to the capital or even launching…
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Halifax HPI Comment: Housing market smashes industry expectation with 4% annual growth
Marc von Grundherr, director of lettings and sale agent Benham and Reeves, commented: “It would seem that the Boris bounce in market activity that followed December’s election has blown market expectations out of the water where the rate of annual house price growth is concerned and has catapulted a once weary market back to previous…
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Record traffic and leads for OnTheMarket in January
OnTheMarket plc, the agent-backed company which operates the OnTheMarket.com property portal, announces today that traffic to its portal in January 2020 exceeded 30 million visits1, a new monthly record, an increase of more than 28% compared with January 2019 and 11% more than the previous record of 27.2 million in September 2019. This performance helped to deliver a…
Vikki Bennett
Busiest ever month on Rightmove as confidence returns to the market
Visits to Rightmove surpassed 150 million for the first time on Rightmove in January, making it the busiest month ever recorded as home-hunters looked to take advantage of a more certain political outlook. There were over 152 million visits to Rightmove in January, a 7% increase on January 2019. The previous record for the…
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