Councils given new tools to speed up housing development
New tools have been given to councils to hasten the development of new homes on derelict and underused land.
White Paper response to downsizing struggle
A lack of suitable smaller homes is stopping potential downsizers from making the move.
Conveyancing Association says 2017 is the year for ‘leasehold change’
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (13th January 2017) outlined its continued focus on reforming the leasehold process and suggested 2017 should be the year when meaningful change is finally delivered. The CA has been campaigning on the issue of leasehold reform for a number of years, […]
£60m fund to tackle second home problem
A new annual fund of £60 million has been set aside by the Government in order to assist almost 150 councils overcome the prominent issue of second home ownership within their communities.
Starter home supply set to build
The Government have stated that thousands of first-time buyer homes will be built this year
Help to Buy helps 220,000 purchases
Recent Help to Buy statistics indicate that over 220,000 people have used the Government’s Help to Buy products to assist them in purchasing a home. These include the ISA, Equity Loan, London Help to Buy and Mortgage Guarantee, which is scheduled to close next year. Under the schemes, over 220,000 completions have been made in […]
New £18 million housing fund “will help get them built much sooner”
A new £18 million fund to quicken the speed of home building on large sites has today been announced by Housing Minister Gavin Barwell From today, a ‘capacity fund’ is available for councils to bid for shares of in order to overcome planning issues that may lead to delays and obstruct builders from accessing the […]
