Category: Affordable Housing
Help To Buy Offers First Time Buyers Hope in Amersham
With the age of the average first-time buyer rising by nearly 21% in the UK to 34 years old over the past decade[1], it is clear that stepping on to the property ladder in today’s climate has become increasingly difficult. Fortunately, first-time buyers are in …
Dougall Baillie Associates gears up as affordable homes project on the banks of the Clyde gets the go-ahead
Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA), the rapidly expanding independent consulting engineer, is forging ahead with another prime opportunity after planning consent was granted for a 151-home development in Glasgow’s East End. The 41-strong East Kilbride firm, which has been engaged on civil and structural engineering design …
Partnership Agreed For Colindale Estate Regeneration
Award-winning housebuilder and regeneration specialist Hill has formed a partnership with leading housing provider Home Group to deliver the regeneration of the Douglas Bader Park estate in Colindale, in the London borough of Barnet. The new joint venture partnership, Home Hill LLP, will transform the …
Stamp duty holiday and 95% mortgage scheme
Stamp duty holiday and 95% mortgage scheme – what the new government incentives mean for young professionals and downsizers Following the government’s budget announcement which included an extension to the stamp duty holiday and a new 95% mortgage guarantee scheme, property experts have outlined the …
LOVELL HOMES CELEBRATES NEW DERBYSHIRE DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL housebuilder Lovell Homes has launched its newest Eastern development named Stephenson Grange – located near Derbyshire’s Peak District – through an online event that answered the top questions relating to mortgages as well as giving a virtual taste of life in Holmewood. The brand-new …
Rollalong Completes Latest Residential Development Using MMC
Offsite manufacturer Rollalong has completed its latest turnkey residential project, delivering 13 new modular council-owned homes in Barking, East London. The new homes were manufactured in a controlled factory environment in Dorset and have been installed on Sugden Way in Barking as part of a …
PLACES FOR PEOPLE SUPPORTS THE FAIR BY DESIGN FUND
Places for People Group has committed to tackling the UK’s poverty premium, investing in the Fair by Design (FBD) Fund – an organisation which helps to grow businesses that make markets fairer. Via its charity Places Foundation, Places for People has committed £250k to FBD, …
HUSK SECURES FIRST PATENT FOR INNOVATIVE GARAGE BASED AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONCEPT
A house designer has been awarded a UK patent for its innovative approach to transforming unwanted and disused garage sites into affordable new homes. The patent covers HUSK’s ground-breaking solution for the design and build of one and two bedroomed homes on previously undevelopable brownfield …
