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Global affordable housing report: BRICs plus mortar
Posted on: 26 March 2014
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This report investigates how housing systems in Brazil, China and India are changing in response to economic developments. It conducts a review of the following: developments in housing demand and need; the nature of supply systems; responses to demand pressures; significant policy developments; and major housing outcomes. From its extensive analysis it draws some high level recommendations which can direct housing and urbanisation policy in the BRICs nations as well as in the OECD economies. These include the importance of providing the necessary high level support for local housing needs and initiatives, and an alignment between housing policies and the development of city infrastructure.
Review of local authority role in housing supply: call for evidence
Posted on: 26 March 2014
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On 30 January 2014 the Secretary of State for the Department of Communities and Local Government and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury launched an independent review into the role that local authorities could play in increasing the supply of housing. The review is expected to report in December 2014. This call for evidence is inviting ideas, evidence and case studies to help identify novel and innovative approaches that could help local authorities to support increased housing as well as identify perceived barriers and challenge ‘myths’ that may stand in the way of housing developments. Comments are requested by 23 May 2014.
Property investment: 5 tips to maximize your buy to let investment
Posted on: 25 March 2014
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This blog argues that while it is still possible to make a good return on buy to let investment, this is not always as easy as portrayed in the media. An investor will need to carefully plan their investment to have any chance of achieving a good return.
Barker Review: a decade on
Posted on: 25 March 2014
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The Barker Review of Housing Supply, authored by economist, Kate Barker, was published in March 2004. It had been commissioned by the Labour government to examine the operation of the housing market and address land and planning issues that contribute to market volatility and a lack of supply. This report from the Home Builders Federation considers its impact on the policy environment and framework for housing supply in the decade since its publication.
Spending Review 2010: housebuilder deregulation: progress report
Posted on: 19 March 2014
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In the Spending Review of 2010, the government made a commitment to reduce the burden of regulation on housebuilders. This report is an update on progress in delivering that commitment.
All that is solid: The great housing disaster
Posted on: 19 March 2014
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Tracing how we got to our current crisis and how housing has come to reflect class and wealth in Britain, the author of this book radically shows that the solution to our problems, rising homelessness, a generation priced out of home ownership, is not, as is widely assumed, building more homes. Inequality, he argues, is what we really need to overcome.
Alternative residential investments
Posted on: 18 March 2014
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This report from Savills argues that there is an unprecedented appetite from investors for reversionary residential investments as the economy strengthens and the housing market gains momentum. This paper sets out the key attractions and size of the opportunity in three principle types of investments: ground rents, shared ownership and shared equity 2nd charge loans.
Greater flexibilities for change of use: report on responses to the consultation
Posted on: 17 March 2014
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This report provides a summary of the responses to the consultation on ‘Greater flexibilities for change of use’, which closed on 15 October 2013. The report reflects the main points made in the responses and the government response.
Government response to the Environmental Audit Committee report: code for sustainable homes and the housing standards review
Posted on: 17 March 2014
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This document is a response by the government to the Environmental Audit Committee report Code for Sustainable Homes and the Housing Standards Review, published on 20 November 2013.
Where is housing heading? If we don’t put the environment high on our list of concerns, it will
Posted on: 17 March 2014
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This is the latest paper in a series of policy discussions on the key issues facing housing over the next five years. The author argues why we still have to take climate change very seriously, how the government’s changed response is failing, and why the housing sector should be ‘fighting back’ too.
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