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NHBC Standards 2014
Posted on: 1 November 2013
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The 2014 edition of the NHBC Standards comes into effect for every NHBC registered home whose foundations are begun on or after 1 January 2014. The Standards are the technical manual for NHBC registered builders with sections covering the design, material specification and sitework for each part of the build process. They provide the technical benchmark for all newly-built homes registered with NHBC. Major changes include mechanical ventilation with heat recovery.
The New Homes Bonus
Posted on: 31 October 2013
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The Department for Communities and Local Government has been citicised by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee for not assessing the impact of the New Homes Bonus two years into the scheme. The Bonus was introduced in 2011 in the expectation that it would provide a financial incentive to local authorities to help overcome known barriers to the building of new homes. Up to £7.5 billion will have been given to, or redistributed between, local authorities by 2018-19.
International buyers in London
Posted on: 31 October 2013
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Knight Frank’s first detailed estimate of international purchase activity in Greater London’s new build housing market.
Urban revitalization of mass housing: International competition
Posted on: 30 October 2013
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The “Urban revitalization of mass housing” international competition is an initiative of the Global Housing Strategy’s campaign on “Placing Housing at the Centre”. The Global Housing Strategy, coordinated by the Housing and Slum Upgrading Branch of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) invites creative and innovative university students and recent graduates around the world to participate in this international competition. The competition seeks to revisit mass/social/public housing through multidisciplinary approaches aiming at socially, economically, environmentally and culturally sustainable urban solutions. Furthermore, the competition aims at exploring approaches for achieving affordability through innovative approaches for funding, governance, management and maintenance. The website includes a number of useful downloads providing background information.
Why governments should not enforce long-term contracts in the UK’s private rented sector
Posted on: 30 October 2013
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Michael Ball, Professor of Urban and Property Economics at Reading University, was commissioned by the Residential Landlords Association to undertake an independent assessment of proposals by the charity, Shelter, for a new standard five year contract with annual rent increases linked to inflation. His report concludes that landlords would face higher risks and lower returns, while the beneficiaries amongst tenants would be few and the losers many.
New approaches to market rented housing
Posted on: 30 October 2013
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This briefing looks at the potential opportunities and challenges involved in letting homes at a market rent. It looks at the options for both: managing properties on behalf of existing private landlords, and establishing a portfolio of properties by purchasing and/or developing them for this purpose. It is intended to support organisations who are considering providing accommodation at market rents for the first time, or those who have already had some involvement but are now thinking of extending or revising their approach.
Housing density and housing preference in Bangkok’s low-income settlements
Posted on: 29 October 2013
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The traditional view of a low-income informal settlement is of overcrowded space that has both high population density within its land area and within each dwelling. This paper investigates whether this high density is observed in practice, and whether it is perpetuated in other forms of low-income housing, both community-developed (in settlements upgraded through participatory processes) and public housing. This is done through spatial analysis of housing and settlement form and function, household surveys of socio-economic characteristics and satisfaction with living conditions, and in-depth interviews with residents.
Residential Market Report Europe 2013/2014
Posted on: 28 October 2013
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The PATRIZIA Residential Market Report, published by PATRIZIA Immobilien AG’s research department, presents the most important developments and assessments of the German and European residential investment markets.
Residential Development Sentiment Survey
Posted on: 28 October 2013
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A report form Lambert Smith Hampton focuses on identifying measures that could be implemented to increase housing supply, and looked at the views of the UK’s leading house builders, investors, developers, landowners, professional services and public sector bodies.
Shelter Policy blog
Posted on: 24 October 2013
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This blog is written by people in Shelter’s policy and campaigning teams in England. The aim is to promote discussion on housing policy issues, and the bloggers do not necessarily represent the views of Shelter.
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