Housing giant ‘forces buyers to use its own broadband’

Housing giant ‘forces buyers to use its own broadband’: Persimmon boosts profits with its in-house internet service Families moving on to new estates found only one Internet network they can use It is called FibreNest and is owned by the developer, Persimmon Internet provider’s customers have doubled from 6,000 to 14,000 in past year Critics … Read more

Builders could LOSE planning permission if they don’t start work on housing projects on time

Builders could face financial penalty and LOSE planning permission if they fail to start work on housing projects within 18 months under new proposals Under new proposals, developers who do not start work on new houses within 18 months of being given the green light the planning permission could be revoked After three years, they … Read more

L&G chief calls on pension funds to help end housing crisis

‘We simply haven’t built enough’: L&G chief calls on pension funds to invest in projects to help end housing crisis L&G boss Nigel Wilson believes we haven’t built enough homes L&G has already backed a number of projects across the country  It has invested £450million in the regeneration of Cardiff Central Square By Emma Dunkley … Read more

Bronte fans furious at housing estate plan for Wuthering Heights moors

Fans of the Bronte sisters have been left furious by plans to build a sprawling council estate over the wild and windswept moors that inspired Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. The rolling hills just outside Bradford, West Yorkshire, have been unchanged for centuries and have been protected Green Belt land under modern planning rules. But … Read more

Housing transactions leap by nearly a quarter in February in show of ‘remarkable resilience’ 

Housing transactions jumped a quarter in February in what has been described as a show of ‘remarkable resilience’ in the market.  There was a huge 23 per cent increase in transactions between January and February, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, official figures show. In total, there were 147,050 homes bought or sold in February 2021, according … Read more

At least five rockets slam in to base housing US troops in Iraq in latest rocket attack

An American drone strike on Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020 killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force and one of the country’s most powerful men, and brought Washington and Tehran to the brink of all-out war. While the strike marked a sudden and violent escalation of tensions between the two countries, trouble has … Read more

‘World’s biggest’ housing estate in Becontree built for WWI veterans turns 100

The centenary of an east London housing estate billed as the largest ever when it was built after the First World War is to be marked with a series of events.  Becontree in Dagenham was built for more than 100,000 war veterans and workers from east London, with the first ‘home for heroes’ completed in … Read more

Pensioner takes on housing giant over its leasehold ‘con’ when he bought £328k home

Pensioner takes on leasehold ‘con’ housing giant after sales team failed to tell him he wouldn’t own freehold of £328,000 home – in landmark case that could affect thousands Terry Dodd claims he was ‘conned’ into buying £327,750 home by Morris Homes  Mr Dodd claims the Morris Homes sales team failed to reveal it was a … Read more

Pensioner takes on housing giant over its leasehold ‘con’ when he bought £328k home

Pensioner takes on housing giant over its leasehold ‘con’ after sales team failed to tell him he would not own the freehold when he bought £328,000 home Terry Dodd claims he was ‘conned’ into buying £327,750 home by Morris Homes  Mr Dodd claims the Morris Homes sales team failed to reveal it was a leasehold … Read more

Housing transactions drop for first time since April as stamp duty holiday nears end

Property transactions in the UK took a tumble in January for the first time in nine months, in the latest sign the pandemic-fuelled market boom is coming to an end. There were 98,830 residential property transactions last month, according to HMRC’s provisional estimate of UK residential transactions – 25.2 per cent fewer than December 2020. … Read more