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Comment on Affordable Housing News by Larkfleet wins international over-50s housing accolade | Show House

Larkfleet wins international over-50s housing accolade | Show House — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:37:47 +0000

[...] housebuilder Larkfleet Homes has been named best over-50s housing developer in the world at the Global Over-50s Housing Services [...]

Comment on Dromey: Labour would restore regional planning by Shadow housing minister investigated over undeclared income | Show House

Shadow housing minister investigated over undeclared income | Show House — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:40:20 +0000

[...] housing minister Jack Dromey is being investigated by the parliamentary standards watchdog over allegations over undeclared [...]

Comment on Pickles refuses CALA Winchester scheme by Government to release £500 million to “get Britain building” | Show House

Government to release £500 million to “get Britain building” | Show House — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:32:13 +0000

[...] The government has announced details of the Growing Places Fund, a £500 million fund to help kickstart housing and infrastructure that have stalled due to the recession. The fund will help “get Britain building again” by covering up-front capital costs that are preventing projects getting off the ground, according to Communities Secretary Eric Pickles. [...]

Comment on Revenue down but profits up for Persimmon by Persimmon sees surge in first-time buyer interest | Show House

Persimmon sees surge in first-time buyer interest | Show House — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:08:46 +0000

[...] Persimmon has seen a sharp rise in site visits over the last few months, with first-time buyer visitors rising 35 per cent since 1 July compared with the same period last year. The company said: “Customers are keen to participate in the Government sponsored FirstBuy shared equity scheme introduced to the market on 1 July 2011.This is providing welcome relief for first-time buyers from the otherwise constrained mortgage market place,” it added. [...]

Comment on “Highly resilient” house prices up 1.2% in October by Eurozone crisis threatens UK housing market recovery says RICS | Show House

Eurozone crisis threatens UK housing market recovery says RICS | Show House — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:47:02 +0000

[...] “Highly resilient” house prices up 1.2% in October [...]

Comment on More affordable housing areas but fewer first-time buyers says Halifax by “Highly resilient” house prices up 1.2% in October | Show House

“Highly resilient” house prices up 1.2% in October | Show House — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:47:25 +0000

[...] latest figures from Halifax reveal that UK house prices rose by 1.2 per cent in October as the housing market proved “highly [...]

Comment on Redrow Homes sells Scottish Business by Redrow accentuates the positive | Show House

Redrow accentuates the positive | Show House — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:36:15 +0000

[...] Redrow has revealed the average price of its homes at reservation is up 13 per cent on the previous year to £197,000, partly due to a shift towards building more family homes. It also said reservations to date were 1 per cent ahead in the 17 weeks from the end of June compared with a year ago, averaging 39 homes per week. [...]

Comment on Mayoral candidate highlights lack affordable zero carbon homes in London by UK’s largest Code 6 development officially opened | Show House

UK’s largest Code 6 development officially opened | Show House — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:37:36 +0000

[...] The £12 million project is a collaboration between Wakefield and District Housing (WDH), Keepmoat and consultants NPS. It consists of 91 homes for social and intermediate rent built to Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes. [...]

Comment on £150 million residential build-to-let fund launched by Institutional build-to-let is key to meeting housing targets says DTZ | Show House

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:07:20 +0000

[...] The DTZ report argues the Government needs to act as “market maker” behind a new housing development model in which major financial institutions make up the funding shortfall via long-term investment in new-build homes for rent. [...]

Comment on Barratt buys 26 acre Coventry site by R J BEANEY

R J BEANEY — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:22:24 +0000

As you are aware this development at New Century Parl keeps changing as time goes by and the positions of houses move every time a proposal is published. This brings me to the fact that every time it changes there ought to be a meeting so that people that it effects can air their views. In this latest proposal this has not been the case and therefore creates unrest with local residents. I would like to see a detailed map of the area, so I can see that what effects my property. The small map received is too small to appreciate this situation.