Tender Prices Bp by 0.8%, Reports BCIS
Tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.8% between 3Q2024 and 4Q2024, according to the latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). The increase resulted in 2.3%…
New Towns Needed in London to Address Housing Crisis
London should benefit from the Government’s plans to create more new towns, with at least one built in the capital to address a chronic shortage of homes across the city,…
Council Searches for Regen Partner for Major Northern Quarter Development
Manchester City Council is inviting interested developers to present proposals to transform a surplus multi storey car park on Church Street and deliver a landmark development in the heart of…
Watch Out for These Property Red Flags – They Could Affect Your Home Insurance
By David Joyson, Chief Customer Office at Homeprotect Buying a house can be an incredibly exciting time, and it’s something that many are about to experience, with home sales expected…
Budget Unlikely to ‘Get Britain Building Again’ (BCIS)
Dr David Crosthwaite, chief economist at BCIS, said: “Reeves announced £100 billion in capital spending over the next five-years with the mantra “invest, invest, invest” but I’m not convinced this…
Places for People Respond to the Budget
Responding to the Budget announcement, Places for People’s chief impact officer John Greaves said: “Labour continues to demonstrate its commitment to reversing decades of decline in affordable housing and we…
Budget Statement from Housebuilder Pye Homes
Roger File, Managing Director of Real Estate at Blenheim Estate Homes, commented: “In her first Budget statement, we were looking to the Chancellor to announce measures and policies to act…
The UK’s Best Streets to Live On
Where in the UK do most people want to live? We’ve quizzed the people to find out which street in the UK looks the nicest to live, to retire to,…
Buy to Let Landlords Optimistic About Performance of Their Investments
A new survey of buy-to-let (BTL) landlords in the UK has found: BTL landlords are optimistic for the future as they look to maintain or expand their portfolios in the…