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Yesterday, South Cambridgeshire District Council’s planning committee approved plans for the Inholm scheme, which is described as a “contemporary Fenland village”. It forms part of the wider 10,000-home Northstowe development. Inholm will be brought forward by House by Urban Splash, the new modular housing joint venture between Urban Splash and Japan’s Sekisui House. Mark Latham, […] More
McVey confirmed in a Tweet that she would no longer be serving as housing minister. She said: “I’m very sorry to be relieved of my duties as housing minister. I wish my successor the very best and every success [and] I’m very grateful to the Prime Minister for having given me the opportunity to serve […] More
Residential property prices increased by 0.9% nationally in the year to December, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This compares with an increase of 1.1% in the year to November and an increase of 6.3% in the twelve months to December 2018. In Dublin, residential property prices decreased by 0.9% […] More
Grainger, the UK’s largest listed provider of private rental housing, is seeking to raise around £185m from a placing of almost 10 per cent of the company’s shares. The group is placing up to 61.2m shares, which represents 9.99%, and including additional debt of around £120m based on company’s LTV target range, it will generate […] More
The Hong Kong-based developer bought Ensign House and an adjoining surface car park this week for £28.25m, and will demolish both to make way for the mixed-use development, it said. The new scheme will sit directly opposite FEC’s planned Consort Place, due for completion in 2023, which comprises 634 residential units and a 231-room hotel. […] More
Housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, has announced the government’s plan to cut the cost of some new homes for first-time buyers by a third. The average price of a new home in England is £314,000 and the first home First Homes scheme would help take 30% off this price—about a £94,000 savings. The scheme will work […] More
Eight Leinster counties record increases of at least 5% in the number of residential sales compared with 2018 Number of sales falls by 2.2% in Dublin but rises by 5.9% in Cork Wicklow sees biggest jump in number of sales (up 21.5%) Number of national residential sales stays flat (up 1.6%) A new study based […] More
The proportion of homes sold about the list price fell to a three-year low of 19.9% in 2019, suggesting last year was a less competitive one for buyers. The coolest top-35 markets were Miami (8.9% of homes sold above asking), Las Vegas (12.6%) and Tampa (13.3%). Las Vegas fell from 26.8% a year ago, which […] More
