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New homes building must have greater planning controls

The government must adopt tougher planning controls for new homes building. That is according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), which observed that as much as a third of the three million new homes planned to be built by 2020 could be located on floodplains. Justin Jacobs, assistant director of property for ABI, warned at the Architects' Journal conference last ...

19th Feb 2008

Property market picking up in 2008

The property market has started to gain momentum in 2008. That is according to preview figures from the National Association of Estate Agents' (NAEA) monthly housing market survey, which indicated that the number of house buyers increased by 11 per cent in January. It was revealed that first-time buyers accounted for 14.5 per cent of all sales, representing an increase of ...

18th Feb 2008

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London home buyers looking to the suburbs

London's suburbs are proving increasingly attractive for homebuyers, it has been claimed. Lucian Cook, director of Savills residential research, said that there has been a rise in the number of people who are wiling to continue to work in the capital and commute. He explained that house prices were relative to the amount of time it took people to travel to work. "Our ...

15th Feb 2008

New step in capital's housing building programme

New steps have been taken in the bid to deliver affordable housing in London. A new partnership will see the London mayor Ken Livingstone and the government join forces with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to create the London HCA Board. This local sub-committee of the HCA, announced last week by housing minister Caroline Flint and the mayor, will be responsible for ...

13th Feb 2008

Flat pack homes are only a temporary solution

Flat pack homes are only a short-term solution to the UK's housing shortage. That is according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), which labelled the homes a "sticking plaster" measure. Brian Berry, director of external affairs for the organisation, said that flat pack homes did not actually serve to address the fundamental problem of how to provide ...

8th Feb 2008

New build homes are 'designed more for the modern lifestyle'

New homes offer their owners several advantages. That is according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF), which maintained that much of the criticism levelled at new developments failed to take into account the benefits they presented. John Slaughter, director of external affairs at the HBF, affirmed that the industry was "doing lots of good things". He said: ...

6th Feb 2008

Manchester offers affordable city centre living

Manchester offers affordable housing for those looking to get themselves on the property ladder, it has been claimed. Savills, the global real estate service provider, maintained that first-time buyers could still get a mortgage for around £100,000 to live in the city centre. Tom Rogers, residential investment consultant for the company, said that Ancoats was one ...

4th Feb 2008

Government must realise its commitment to new housing

The government needs to follow up on its commitment to supplying new, affordable housing. That is according to the National Housing Federation, which maintained that this goal should be a major focus for the government. A spokesperson for the organisation, which represents 1,300 independent housing associations in England, underlined the necessity for the supply of new ...

1st Feb 2008

UK homeowners would prefer a property with privacy

Over half of UK homeowners would prefer to buy a property that offers them privacy, it has been claimed. Yorkshire Bank's latest Housebuyers Survey has revealed that 59 per cent of people would rather live in a property that was not overlooked by neighbours. The research also discovered that a further 53 per cent of homeowners preferred to "keep themselves to ...