UK News

Europe’s great house price boom continues

Posted: 11 March 2021
Europe remains in full-fledged house price boom, despite the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Britain’s most affordable towns for home buyers

Posted: 11 March 2021
Shildon in County Durham has been identified as Britain’s most affordable town, with average house prices equating to around £6,000 more than a typical couple’s gross annual earnings.
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Bans on commercial and bailiff enforced evictions extended

Posted: 10 March 2021
Ban on commercial evictions extended to 30 June and bailiff enforced eviction ban extended to 31 May to protect residential tenants.
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Rightmove: U.K. Property Searches Hit a Record As End of Lockdown Nears

Posted: 28 February 2021
Searches for houses in the U.K. hit a record last week with the end of the third national lockdown in sight.
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Levelling Up Fund to boost growth all over the UK

Posted: 27 February 2021
A multibillion-pound fund to level-up opportunities is being extended so that people in every region and nation of the UK can benefit.
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VIVID: building ambitious new grant-funded homes

Posted: 26 February 2021
With a grant of just over £88m, the housing association committed to delivering an additional 1,408 new home starts by the end of March 2022.
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Mayor calls on London’s innovators to support city’s recovery

Posted: 23 February 2021
Sadiq Khan unveils partners and goals for £1m Resilience Fund and launches £500k design-led recovery scheme.
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Government to bring an end to unsafe cladding with multi-billion pound intervention

Posted: 10 February 2021
Housing Secretary unveils a 5-point plan which will provide reassurance to homeowners and confidence to the housing market.
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Public to be given the 'Right to Regenerate' their communities

Posted: 16 January 2021
The public will be able to convert vacant plots of land and derelict buildings into new homes or community spaces.
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Millions to benefit from leasehold property reforms

Posted: 7 January 2021
Millions of leaseholders will be given the right to extend their lease by a maximum term of 990 years at zero ground rent.
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Business evictions ban extended until March

Posted: 9 December 2020
Business owners affected by the pandemic will be protected from eviction until the end of March 2021.
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Most homes delivered in 33 years

Posted: 29 November 2020
More homes were delivered last year than in any year since 1987 - the 7th year in a row the number homes delivered has increased.
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33 years

Posted: 29 November 2020
243,770 homes were delivered in the UK in 2019 to 2020 – more than at any point in the last 33 years.
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Boris Johnson presents a plan for a Green Industrial Revolution

Posted: 18 November 2020
The Prime Minister's ambitious ten point plan for a green industrial revolution will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs.
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Flat management company directors offered a new online learning tool

Posted: 6 November 2020
Companies House has launched an awareness campaign aimed at flat management company directors.
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