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Planning fee increase would help improve home building applications in UK
Planning cuts make the UK Government’s housing targets impossible to meet, according to the vast majority of local authorities who also want to see a rise in fees. Nearly 90% of local authorities believe that a cash injection is needed as their resources are not sufficient to meet the target of a million new homes […] The post Planning fee increase would help improve home building applications in UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK financial watchdog to see if current mortgage market can be improved for buyers
The UK’s financial watchdog has launched a market study to consider whether competition in the housing mortgage sector can be improved to benefit consumers. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it wants to understand whether consumers are empowered to choose on an informed basis between products and services and are in a position to understand […] The post UK financial watchdog to see if current mortgage market can be improved for buyers appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
New regeneration strategy for British housing estates announced
Developers, housing associations and councils in the UK can now bid for a share of £172 million of new Government investment to transform local neighbourhoods and deliver high quality housing. A new national strategy aims to breathe life into rundown estates and alongside is additional funding of £32 million along with £140 million from the […] The post New regeneration strategy for British housing estates announced appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
