by Necco | Jun 13, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
The planning permission process is a brick wall blocking housebuilders from addressing the UK supply crisis, says industry body There are 150,000 potential new homes stuck in the planning permission pipeline, according to new figures from the Home Builder’s... by Necco | Jun 12, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
London does urban regeneration rather well. Covent Garden, the South Bank and King’s Cross are prime examples of how rundown, redundant areas have been transformed into very different but equally dynamic districts. Now it’s the turn of Nine Elms, until recently a... by Necco | Jun 12, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
The number of Brits buying properties worth over £10m has soared over the past year and now account for more than half of the market as the economic recovery gathers pace. British buyers of super-prime homes have risen from 36 per cent in 2013 to 53 per cent since the... by Necco | Jun 6, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
Strong demand from national house builders has given a significant boost to residential development land values across the UK with prices in some locations now above their former highs of 2007. Land supply is one of the greatest barriers to housing delivery as... by Necco | Jun 6, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
London is to become the world’s most expensive address with property prices set to hit £10,000 per square foot. Where? In Knightsbridge of course. Research by property agents Beauchamp Estates has found that 1,467 residential properties have been sold within the six... by Necco | Jun 6, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
The boss of Hermes Real Estate, Chris Taylor, has called for the Government to introduce “planning zones” for central London, to restrict the building of expensive flats and offices and make way for affordable residential property instead. Mr Taylor, who is due to...