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Empty homes in the UK: The true picture
Jan Ambrose, Editor of the residential section of the RICS' Property Journal, explores the data behind empty homes headlines, and asks what can be done to deal with long-term vacant properties
Housing is the ‘overwhelming priority’ for city leaders
A recent survey indicates that boosting the supply of housing is the number one priority for elected city leaders around the country
‘Covent Garden-style’ £300m Norwich scheme gets the go-ahead
Weston Homes has won planning approval for a significant reinvention of Norwich city centre, delivering around 1,200 new homes
Knight Frank ramps up resi planning & development team
Bristol and Bath-based operation has been expanded by 150% this year
PRP picked to masterplan Ebbsfleet’s new Garden Village
Up to 2,600 new homes "will respond to their rural surrounds" in North Kent, says PRP, "including a former quarry which will also provide a dramatic backdrop to the scheme"
There are 211 fewer estate agency branches on the high street than in January
Pubs, electrical shops and estate agencies have seen the biggest declines as high street businesses struggle, according to new data
‘90,000 homes are just the beginning,’ says HS2 Chairman
Local housebuilding and regeneration plans along the new 345-mile high-speed rail link have the potential "to rebalance Britain, closing the North-South divide for good"
UK resi development land values slide
Greenfield, urban brownfield and PCL land values all took a hit during Q3 as developers await some clarity
RICS Awards: The Grand Final Winners
Berkeley Homes gets "Project of the Year" for its Woodberry Down regeneration in Hackney
Galliard & Apsley forge ahead with £500m Birmingham portfolio
JV partners have just launched resi sales in the first of five "London-like regeneration projects" in the UK's second city
House prices down across nearly two-thirds of London local authorities
Declines recorded in 29 of the capital's local authorities over the past 12 months, with RBKC the worst performer; annual rate of house price growth across the UK’s 20 major cities slows to 3.
High-end Yorkshire agency reports ‘phenomenal’ few months as Londoners head north
York-based Croft Residential tucks away 24 deals totalling nearly £40m as demand for luxury properties 'outstrips supply'