Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Industry body Open Property Data Association called on the government to develop a long-term housing strategy against market volatility.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The government has unveiled the locations of seven New Towns, which are expected to deliver at least 10,000 new homes each.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Association for Rental Living (ARL) has today sent an open letter to senior government ministers and parliamentary figures for immediate action to support the UK Build to Rent (BTR) sector.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Investment manager Venn has made two new loans totalling £182 million under the Private Rented Sector Guarantee Scheme (PRSGS), which Venn manages on behalf of the UK Government.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Analysis from planning consultancy Lanpro predicts that the government’s housing delivery target of 1.5 million homes over the course of the current parliament is likely to be missed by around 50 per cent.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe government says its Planning and Infrastructure Bill presents a “historic opportunity” to overcome the challenges of the UK’s planning system.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The developer of a planned 19-storey student accommodation tower in Glasgow City Centre has lodged an appeal to the Scottish Government over the local authority’s delay on a decision for its future.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Helen Streeton, head of BTR at Forsters LLP, assesses the likely impact of government proposals for the residential rental sector, and says that more work is needed for a satisfactory resolution.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The British Property Federation (BPF) has called for the government to formally recognise the importance of the coliving sector in the forthcoming revised National Planning Policy Framework.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: A government-appointed taskforce working to boost suitable housing options for older people has met for the first time in London.
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