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Essential Living: The key to landlocked London is innovation and income generation

Wednesday, 27th January 2016

The London Land Commission revealed there are 40,000 publicly owned sites that could deliver a minimum of 130,000 new homes. Charlie Hustler, land director at Essential Living, a developer and operator of homes for long-term rent, outlined a number of issues... View Article

Private Finance: Buy to Let still remains attractive for investment

Tuesday, 26th January 2016

Following an analysis of the market, Private Finance believes that buy to let remains an attractive investment in the immediate future. However, the broker has also warned that accessing finance will now be the biggest challenge for amateur landlords in... View Article

London Central Portfolio responds to CML figures

Tuesday, 26th January 2016

Figures reported today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders have shown gross mortgage lending for the UK on the rise overall. Over £220 billion was lent in 2015 –the highest since 2008 and an 8 per cent increase over 2014. However, research conducted by London... View Article

BSRIA encouraged by current wave of house building announcements

Friday, 22nd January 2016

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced it will sell off a dozen of its sites to raise £500 million and provide land for 15,000 homes. Defence minister Mark Lancaster said the money from the sale will be ploughed back... View Article

CML: Gross mortgage lending up 8 per cent in 2015

Thursday, 21st January 2016

The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £19.9 billion in December 2015. This is 3 per cent lower than November (£20.5 billion), but 23 per cent higher than December 2014 (£16.2 billion). The estimated total for the year is thus £220.3... View Article

Mortgage Advice Bureau: Tax hike to heighten housing demand in the coming months

Thursday, 21st January 2016

Mortgage Advice Bureau commented on the RICS Residential Market Survey, CML Mortgage Lending Figures and HMRC Property Transactions (December 2015). Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), comments: “There was a rush of buyers hitting the property market... View Article

DeVere Mortgages: Interest rates will drive mortgage market for years

Wednesday, 20th January 2016

The governor of the Bank of England has booted an interest rate rise into the long grass and beyond and this will further drive demand for mortgages throughout 2016, affirms the boss of Devere Mortgages. The comments come as Mark... View Article

Mortgage Advice Bureau comments on latest ONS house price index

Tuesday, 19th January 2016

Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, commented on the increase in UK house prices as reported by the ONS. “House prices in November saw the biggest annual increase in eight months, despite traditionally being a quieter time in the housing... View Article

JLL: take-up of Grade A office space in Glasgow centre almost doubled in 2015

Tuesday, 19th January 2016

A total of 570,905 ft² was transacted in the Glasgow city centre, 15 per cent above the five-year average. Grade A space makes up 314,256ft², representing a 90 per cent increase on 164,773ft² in 2014, although total take-up is down... View Article

Nacro housing director full of praise for government investment plan

Monday, 11th January 2016

Commenting on the Prime Minister’s plans to invest in developing deprived housing estates, Joanne Drew, Director of Housing at Nacro, said: “We welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement to invest in developing deprived housing estates. Nacro led national thinking on ‘secured... View Article

Council Tax proposals may damage house building, warns FMB

Thursday, 7th January 2016

Charging Council Tax on unbuilt developments could decrease house building numbers by deterring SME house builders, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to proposals made by the Local Government Association today. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the... View Article

Barratt predicts rise in property investment following pension changes

Monday, 7th December 2015

Research from Barratt Homes has revealed that almost 60 per cent of people have their money in a savings account and 48 per cent said they would continue to invest their money in a bank if they had £25,000 to... View Article

Natural wood flooring – a solid investment

Monday, 7th December 2015

Jeandre du Toit, sales director of London flooring specialists ‘Ecora’ outlines the key points to consider when selecting natural wood floors. In the UK wood floors are an essential element in any good quality construction or renovation project. Combining practicality... View Article

Why insulation is essential when choosing underfloor heating

Monday, 7th December 2015

Antony White, technical director at Warmup looks at the reasons insulation is such a key feature when designing a home and how it affects the installation of underfloor heating. If you are including underfloor heating within a new build property... View Article

Staircases in new builds – money saver or selling point?

Monday, 7th December 2015

Marty Day, marketing manager at StairBox, discusses the use of staircases when building and selling a home. When readying a home for sale there are a massive number of things to consider and far too many times the staircase gets... View Article

Securing homes for the future

Monday, 7th December 2015

The introduction of new government guidance on the security of properties on 1 October 2015, through changes to part Q building requirements, has meant that the security of doors and windows is more important than ever. Neil Ginger, CEO of... View Article

Managing water in a wetter world

Monday, 7th December 2015

Michael White, business development director of Alumasc Water Management Solutions, says climate change, increased urbanisation and more extreme weather is causing problems for our built environment. Incorporating high capacity steel rainwater systems into our buildings is an effective and affordable... View Article

Construction safety should never be compromised comments BSIF

Monday, 26th October 2015

The recent (21st October 2015) BBC Newsnight investigation into the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card brings the health and safety of UK construction workers into focus. Commenting on the investigation, Alan Murray, BSIF CEO said: “We have a very good... View Article