Proposed planning changes to help boost housing supply and improve affordability

Announcement from Department for Communities and Local Government and the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid 14th September 2017 headlined ‘New planning approach to speed up delivering homes’. An innovative approach to planning new homes will ensure they’re built where most needed, save councils millions of pounds every year and help deliver more affordable homes has been…

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Barriers facing SME builders today are numerous and varied says HBF

Press release yesterday 15th January from the Home Builders Federation (HBF)  headlined ‘Remove barriers and SME’s could deliver 25K more homes a year’. A new report published yesterday by the Home Builders Federation highlights the challenges faced by SME house builders looking to increase output and sets out a range of proposals to address the…

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Top tips on converting your dusty dank loft

Converting Loft

Before you commence with any work, you need decide what you want to do with this space, work out a budget and determine if it is going to be possible. Having a plan and your ideas laid out is a good place to start. In most cases when you think of an attic you will…

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Lords vote on changes re social housing tenants

On Monday the House of Lords considered changes that would see social housing tenants charged market rates once a household earns over £30,000, this threshold would be more than £40,000 in London. The Lords reportedly voted 240 to 176 for allowing local authorities to decide whether or not to charge an increased rent for those…

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HBF reaction to LGA planning permission claims.

Home Builders Federation reaction to yesterday’s LGA claims re planning permissions ‘waiting to be built’. “As has been proved time and time again, house builders do not landbank in terms of delaying start on site once they have an ‘implementable’ planning permission . The vast majority of the 475,647 homes quoted by the LGA are…

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Numbers of new homes rising.

A recent press release from the Department for Communities and Local Government announces that the number of New Homes keeps rising – the highest annual increase since 2008. Greg Clark MP   welcomed the latest figures showing the country is building again, with 753,000 new homes provided since 2010. The Communities Secretary said that these figures…

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Things to think about when renovating a property.

If you are thinking about renovating a property, there are many things to consider. If it is a property which you are looking to live in, you might focus more on the interior design and creating your dream home. If you are thinking about renting it out, you might want to make it look good…

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Changes to planning system in Britain,

Changes to the planning system in Britain will be part of a 90 page blueprint called Fixing the Foundations, Creating a more prosperous Nation, which will be unveiled today in Birmingham by George Osborne and business secretary Sajid Javid. These changes to Britains planning laws will be the centrepiece of what Treasury officials say are…

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What Type Of Estate Agent Are You, a Farmer or Miner ?

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between the agents with the biggest piece of the postcode pie, and other agents? (I’m referring to the best independents, not corporate I might add.) You know, the agents with the quality stock that receive the invitations to come out to virtually all the valuations. Here’s my…

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