A housing officer has welcomed the mayor of London's proposal to allow boroughs within the capital to have more control over their own budgets for the construction of new residential properties.
Boris Johnson recently outlined plans to revamp the current system in a report entitled A Framework for Devolved Delivery which would entitle individual councils to be at the forefront of negotiations with developers and therefore provid...
Housing jobs workers have helped Gateshead Council reach a milestone in its development to construct the town's first new rented residential properties for decades.
It has been announced that work will begin shortly on eight new two-bed bungalows in Haallgarth, Winlanton that will supersede existing and smaller units there already which were found to be incompliant with the government's Lifetime Homes Standard measures.
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Housing jobs workers might be interested to note that an expert believes there is a big difference in how much the state of the wider economy affects housing options, depending on the area of the country.
According to Timothy Lambert, head of consulting at Ducalian, certain regions of the UK - particularly in the south and London - usually remain unaffected by the swings in the economy and housing market as they are "in a bubbl...
People who are currently seeking affordable housing options may be given a boost by the news that L&Q has decided to extend a product aimed at helping them.
The company has decided to increase the amount of time its UpToYou scheme is in operation and the deal will be available to all households which earn between £12,000 and £25,000 annually.
The product allows customers in need of social housing the chance to lend their property prior to buying it, which gives ...
Housing options in the south of England are set to receive a boost in the near future with the construction of 13 new affordable homes.
The Milton Keynes Partnership has announced that it has awarded almost £600,000 to the Guinness Trust to help fund the building of these properties in Stony Stratford, which will comprise a mixture of shared ownership and rental units.
The first homes in the development are expected to be completed by people in housing jobs working for th...