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Blackstock Communications analyse PM’s housing plans

Thursday, 28th January 2016

What do L&G, the London Land Commission and Amazon have in common? Over the last three years everyone and their dog has been “setting up a build to rent fund” – a mesh of cash to build large-scale clusters of... View Article

Bespoke fireplace designs: What’s next?

Thursday, 28th January 2016

Andrew Munro, MD of CVO Fire, offers his predictions and advice for 2016 fires and fireplace trends Trends The two main predicted trends in interior design for 2016 are high efficiency and bespoke fireplace designs for special developments, where a... View Article

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

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

Construction consultants comment on new housebuilding proposals

Thursday, 8th October 2015

Commenting on the proposals for 200,000 new ‘affordable homes’ to be announced in David Cameron’s Conservative Party Conference speech later today, Michael Thirkettle, Chief Executive of leading property and construction consultants McBains Cooper, said: “The construction industry will welcome these... View Article

Government figures show a rise in number of homes being built

Tuesday, 15th September 2015

The Housing Minister, Brandon Lewis has welcomed new figures, which have shown a rise in the number of homes being built, and said it is proof that the government is keeping the country building and delivering the homes that are... View Article

Will the government Starter Homes initiative result in poorly built homes?

Tuesday, 15th September 2015

With the Starter Home initiative being pushed by government, Pete Halsall, the visionary sustainable developer who runs the Good Homes Alliance, asks if low-cost first-time buyer homes could be destined to become the slums of the future? The Conservatives have... View Article

One million recruits needed to beat housing crisis

Wednesday, 15th July 2015

According to a white paper produced by EC Harris, construction companies will need to recruit one million new recruits by 2020 if the industry is to build the homes the country needs. The paper, ‘People and money – fundamental to... View Article

Mortgage Advice Bureau comments on the Bank of England Money & Credit Report (April)

Tuesday, 2nd June 2015

Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), comments on April’s Bank of England Money & Credit Report: “One year after the Mortgage Market Review (MMR), today’s Bank of England’s data suggests there is much greater confidence in... View Article